Talk Before Sleep: A Novel | 
|  | | | Title: | Talk Before Sleep: A Novel | | Author: | Elizabeth Berg | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 28 November, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0345491254 / 9780345491251 | | List Price: | $13.95 | | You Save: | $2.79 | | Amazon Price: | $11.16 | |
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"Until that moment, I hadn't realized how much I'd been needing to meet someone I might be able to say everything to."
They met at a party. It was hate at first sight. Ruth was far too beautiful, too flamboyant. Not at all Ann's kind of person. Until a chance encounter in the bathroom led to an alliance of souls. Soon they were sharing hankies during the late showing of "Sophie's Choice," wolfing down sundaes sodden with whipped cream, telling truths of marriage, mortality, and love, secure in a kind of intimacy no man could ever know. Only best friends understand devil's food cake for breakfast when nothing else will do. After years of shared secrets, guilty pleasures, family life and divorce, they face a crisis that redefines the meaning of friendship and unconditional love.
From the Paperback edition.
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Customer Reviews:
• Talk Before Sleep 09 August, 2007
Somewhat dragged out, belabored but certainly a good story of loyalty and friendship as well as courage.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AWIMDXP55ID8B
• Lovely 18 June, 2008
It requires a unique respect for love and friendship to wholly relate with the characters in this novel. I have experienced an unprecedented friendship myself with one woman since my youth, and reading this book reinforced my feelings on the salvation of female bonds. The truth is, the book was not at all sappy, but depicted the reality in some life situations: divorce, discontent with male counterparts, humdrum of every day common life; Ann, the protagonist of the novel, could only escape these facets after she met her best friend Ruth, and remained at her side during Ruth's last breathing moments as memories with Ruth danced in her head. They were the sisters each never had, and we all know a sisterly bond is paramount to all. The truth is, men will never be able to relate to a book such as this, in which women place their true friends in front of their husbands and children during moments of desperation to identify themselves. Men could never share this connection depicted in the novel with women or with men due to social mores, and therefore I pity those men who read this book and simply never understand it. I recommend this book to anyone who has experienced any sort of strong bond with another woman, or if you have not, then to a woman who has never felt the necessity to share a bond with another woman. You will be convinced otherwise.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3RRYU2Y2PNL3D
• Beautiful... 14 August, 2008
I really, really loved this book. And I read ALOT of books. My sister gave it to me after she read it. She had pre-menopausal breast cancer, was cured - and 15 yrs. later developed bone cancer. It's in remission... and we're able to talk about death - and life - and this book reminds me again that we all need to ENJOY life. We're ALL dying. Sometimes it takes being given that "death sentence" to really do what you want, to be yourself, to live each day like we all should be doing - but usually dont. Its a book about female friendship, love in marriage, and different types of women.
To reviewers who said the characters didnt develop - the book was not that long; but i thought they were developed well, and if you know women you can imagine them and know how they are. To the reviewers who said they ate too much junk food!? She was dying. There was no cure. Dont feed me bean sprouts when i KNOW im going within months! (Also, this was a fictional story.)
I read the book in a day and a half. I would recommend it to women for sure. I dont have alot of female friends, but i still loved reading about the friendships and relationships. Enjoy!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1NPH4AAIVOZK1
• A Sensitive Novel About A Sensitive Issue. 16 September, 2008
Anyone who's ever loved someone with breast cancer should read this book. It's a novel about friendship, foremost, and what makes life so important to be shared with friends and family. I couldn't put this book down, and it moved me in a profound way. I sobbed for awhile after I was done, but I loved this story. This is the book that had me searching for more family/friendship dynamic stories by Ms. Berg.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2ZYZGMCMMRCK
• A Very Realistic Portrayal Of Friendship 16 October, 2008
This was a very quick, however, moving read from Elizabeth Berg. While I have been fortunate enough to not have experienced a death of a loved one from cancer, I feel that Berg did a wonderful job of portraying a very deep and meaningful friendship between Ann and Ruth. Berg truly has a gift for tapping into human emotions, and her eye for detail is amazing. My one gripe was the very stereotypical character of L.D., a sarcastic, rough lesbian with unshaved legs. It's a character that has been written so many times over, and Berg's imagination seems to have been lacking in that respect. However, I'd definitely recommend this as a heartfelt novel.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AK3KW303M20FK
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