Berg, Elizabeth

The day I ate whatever I wanted : and other small acts of liberation / Elizabeth Berg - 1st ed - New York : Random House , c2008. - 242 p. ; 25 cm.

The day I ate whatever I wanted -- Returns and exchanges -- The party --Over the hill and into the woods --Full count --Rain --The day I ate nothing I even remotely wanted --Mrs. Ethel Menafee and Mrs. Birdie Stoltz -- Double diet -- The only one of millions just like him --Truth or dare --How to make an apple pie -- Sin City.

A compelling anthology of short fiction, including eleven never-before-published pieces, explores the lives of women breaking free of the convention that controls their lives, in a collection that includes "Returns and Exchanges," "Over the Hill and Into the Woods," and the title story, about a woman who goes on a happiness binge after ditching Weight Watchers.

9781400065097

2007034704


Women----United States----Fiction


United States----Social life and customs----21st century----Fiction


Short stories

PS3552.E6996 / D39 2008

FIC BER