{"product_id":"books-durable-goods-by-elizabeth-berg","title":"Durable Goods","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadiant.startling and delicate. --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend's house--until Katie's admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us how wonderful--and wounding--a deeper understanding of life can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love, and hope. And the transcendence that redeems. --Andre Dubus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis quietly told tale will find a place in your soul, and will stay there. --Christopher Tilghman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673391030545,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780679422082.jpg?v=1781525261","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-durable-goods-by-elizabeth-berg","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}