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Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg

I first picked up a book by Elizabeth Berg when I was in early undergrad. It was called Talk Before Sleep, and if I remember correctly it was about two friends, one who had cancer. I think I bawled my way through a lot of it. It was a very pathetic read. I read others of hers soon after, as they are amazingly quick reads: Joy School, Range of Motion, Durable Goods. Recently my librarian told me about her most recent work, Dream When You're Feeling Blue. It had been a few years since I had picked up a Berg book so I thought I'd give it a shot. I ended up reading it in two days (like I said - if you're looking for quick reads, pick up a Berg book). It was, just as her others, immediately engaging in a somewhat simplistic, "guilty pleasure" sense. It follows the story of three sisters. The beaus of two sisters have enlisted in the war, and they must deal with the aftermath. The book had me entertained and then I got to the end, which had me incredibly befuddled as to why in the world Berg chose to end the book in the way she did. If you read it, I'd be interested in hearing what you think of the ending.