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Tapestry of Fortunes by Elizabeth Berg (audio) & Giveaway (US Only – book)

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I have been a fan of Elizabeth Berg since I first read Talk Before Sleep. It was a novel that deeply touched my heart and her newest Tapestry of Fortunes has done the same thing. I was lucky enough to find the audio through my library and it was fantastically narrated by Barbara Caruso. I really enjoyed the tone of her voice and it made listening to this wonderful story very pleasurable. Tapestry of Fortunes is a novel of the beauty of friendship and of revisiting your past to change your future.

Tapestry of Fortunes follows four women starting with Cece who is a motivational speaker. After the loss of her best friend she decides she needs a change and sells her home and moves in with three other women in a beautiful old home where she can get back to gardening. Already living there is the divorced Lise who owns the house and is struggling in her relationship with her daughter. Then we have Renie who seems to have the brashest personality but hidden in her are reasons for the walls she puts up. Last we have Joni, a chef who loves to cook but is having a harder and harder time dealing with her boss at work. At first when these women come together it seems a rocky path but it isn’t long before they are sharing deep secrets and their hopes and dreams. When they decide to go on a road trip it is unlikely that the realize just how much it will change their lives.

I liked these women and especially the bond of friendship they formed with each other. I liked the idea of revisiting your past and being able to mend past mistakes. Nothing earth shattering happens but it doesn’t have to. The magic is in the quietness of the novel and in the love and hope there is for the future. I really enjoyed it and if you’re a fan if Elizabeth Berg’s writing then I’m sure it’ll be a winner for you too. For those who haven’t experienced her stories yet, you should. She really is a beautifully gifted author.

Elizabeth’s website

Order Tapestry of Fortunes:  Random House,  Amazon, Amazon Canada, B&N, and IndieBound

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS (US only)

I have one copy of Tapestry of Fortunes (book form) by Elizabeth Berg to share with my readers.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries follow my blog.  If you already do  let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • Tweet, like on Facebook, or Blog for 3 entries.

This giveaway is open to US residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, April 27/13.  Good luck!

 

Source: Audio version obtained through library.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Thanks for the give-away. This is a new author for me. The book sounds good tho. Please put my name in. I don’t know if you wanted separate comments, so will just say I am a follower of this blog, and have liked your page and also shared this on my Facebook page.
    Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)com

  2. Good Morning! What a beautiful title Elizabeth Berg has chosen for her novel. For, after all…. isn’t every one of our lives just like a tapestry woven with some threads of gold, some of bright colors and some — a grey drab color. But it takes all to weave the finished product! Thank you for the opportunity to comment….. I like keeping in touch via your blog! ~~karen~~

  4. What a pretty cover. It sounds like a vg read. Thanks for the giveaway. And I am follower.

  6. I know that this novel would be memorable. Thanks for this great giveaway. I am an e-mail subscriber.

  14. I’m an Elizabeth Berg fan too. This book sounds like an intriguing book about friendships. Thanks for the giveaway.
    -email subscriber
    -GFC follower

  15. I’ve always loved Elizabeth Berg’s writing. I’m glad to know you enjoyed her latest!

    email subscriber.

  17. I love the cover on this book. It holds the promise of a good book. It’s funny how some covers can turn you off to a book, while others shout ‘read me, read me”.
    I am a follower of your blog. I just can’t get enough pics of that precious Sammy.
    I have also tweeted this giveaway and I have liked on facebook.

  20. I have this one and need to make time for it. It will be my first Berg, and from what you’ve said, it sounds gentle and full of wisdom. Very nice review today, Dar! I will have to let you know what I think!

  21. First I love the cover of this book. Sound like something I would enjoy reading. I have like your page and follow your blog. Did post to my Face book. Thank you

  23. This sounds like a wonderful book. I’m a fan of Elizabeth Berg–please enter me in this terrific giveaway. I’ll post it in my blog’s sidebar (the cover’s so elegant!).

    I’m a follower. Thank you, Darlene!

    suko95(at)gmail(dot)com

  30. I listen to audiobooks all the time in the car, and this sounds like a good one. Thanks for the giveaway –
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  31. I would love to win a copy of this book! I enjoy reading books by this author, and this one sounds so good! =)
    Such a lovely cover!!

  34. This sounds like a very interesting story. One that I would love to read.

    I am a GFC follower

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  35. I’m a current follower of your blog via GFC as Patricia N
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  39. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed this one so much! I love a quiet novel at times…it is almost a comfort to read those kind of books. Great review 🙂

  40. What a great book giveaway! This looks awesome and I love that book cover!

    mestith at gmail dot com

  44. I think that would be a great idea for m life right now…living with a few of my friends Ina house together so the bunch of us could find the real me deep inside again. After being divorced for 10 yrs. I’ve about had it with dating & all that jazz. I think this would be a wonderful story to read about how these friends were able to find each other again 🙂

  45. I’ve been following your blog for awhile now & wouldn’t stop now! Thanks for this great giveaway 🙂

  46. I am not sure if I have read anything by this author before or not but it does sound like a good story. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!

  51. Thanks for the giveaway. This book sounds wonderful! I’m very happy it’s available via audio too – that’s how I get my book fix more often than not.
    GFC follower
    lvsgund at gmail.com

  57. I’m read most of Elizabeth Berg’s previous books. Thanks for sharing your love of reading.

  60. This book sounds like an interesting read. I would love to find out more about these four women and their road trip. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net