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Earth's the Right Place for Love: A Novel (Large type / large print) Spiral-Bound | April 11, 2023
Elizabeth Berg
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A young man coming of age in the 1950s learns all about life, loss, and second chances in this heartwarming love story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv
This beautiful novel tells the story of young Arthur Moses and Nola McCollum, and how a teenage boy and girl grow up together as Arthur begins to become the kind and wise man readers loved in Elizabeth Berg’s The Story of Arthur Truluv.
In the warm 1950s community of Mason, Missouri, Arthur is shy, unathletic, and in love with Nola, the most desirable girl in his class. He is thrilled when they become friends, but he wants far more than friendship. Alas, Nola has a crush on the wrong Moses—Arthur’s older brother, Frank. Meanwhile, Frank is busy pursuing his own passion and avoiding their father, a war veteran with a drinking problem and a penchant for starting fights. When a sudden tragedy rocks the family's world, Arthur learns how to create a life that involves forgiveness and empathy, and he begins to work with the plants, trees, and in the natural world he loves. But what can he do about Nola, a girl who seems confused about what she wants most in life, and is only half-aware of the one who loves her best?
Earth’s the Right Place for Love is a wonderful and moving novel about the power of kindness, character, and family, and how love can grow even when you least expect it. Elizabeth Berg’s heartwarming novels, written with humor and human understanding, are perfect for these times—or any time.
Story Locale:1940s Mason, MissouriPraise for The Story of Arthur Truluv:
“Fans of Meg Wolitzer, Emma Straub, or [Elizabeth] Berg’s previous novels will appreciate the richly complex characters and clear prose. Redemptive without being maudlin, this story of two misfits lucky to have found one another will tug at readers’ heartstrings.”—Booklist “Not since Paul Zindel’s classic The Pigman have we seen such a unique bond between people who might not look twice at each other in real life. This small, mighty novel offers proof that they should.”—People, Book of the Week
This beautiful novel tells the story of young Arthur Moses and Nola McCollum, and how a teenage boy and girl grow up together as Arthur begins to become the kind and wise man readers loved in Elizabeth Berg’s The Story of Arthur Truluv.
In the warm 1950s community of Mason, Missouri, Arthur is shy, unathletic, and in love with Nola, the most desirable girl in his class. He is thrilled when they become friends, but he wants far more than friendship. Alas, Nola has a crush on the wrong Moses—Arthur’s older brother, Frank. Meanwhile, Frank is busy pursuing his own passion and avoiding their father, a war veteran with a drinking problem and a penchant for starting fights. When a sudden tragedy rocks the family's world, Arthur learns how to create a life that involves forgiveness and empathy, and he begins to work with the plants, trees, and in the natural world he loves. But what can he do about Nola, a girl who seems confused about what she wants most in life, and is only half-aware of the one who loves her best?
Earth’s the Right Place for Love is a wonderful and moving novel about the power of kindness, character, and family, and how love can grow even when you least expect it. Elizabeth Berg’s heartwarming novels, written with humor and human understanding, are perfect for these times—or any time.
Story Locale:1940s Mason, MissouriPraise for The Story of Arthur Truluv:
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0593678524
Item Weight: 0.8 lbs
Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
“Elizabeth Berg is our Great American Storyteller. This wise and winning life/love story takes place in Missouri in the halcyon 1950s, when girls wore saddle shoes and boys bought the girls root beer floats. Shy Arthur Moses (who becomes Arthur Truluv) is in love with beautiful Nola McCollum, even though the popular girl has her cap set elsewhere and often. But Arthur, who takes his cues from the splendor of nature, is a perennial, and remains unwavering in his desire, despite life’s pain and unpredictability. If Earth’s the Right Place for Love, it is also the right place for humor, wisdom, and transcendence.”—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone
“This is a compassionate, witty, and delicate story about the people who find themselves on the sidelines and yet who manage—despite losses of their own—to be true to themselves and find their way. It’s a celebration of small communities and the small kindnesses that, bit by bit, change a life.”—Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle
“Few authors write with more heart, wisdom, and human insight than Elizabeth Berg. Do yourself a favor and dive in.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This is a warm, generous, and utterly satisfying novel, and its characters are vibrantly, terrifically human. I read it raptly, rooting for them all from the first pages.”—Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had
“A poignant tale of love, grief, and the resiliency of the human spirit.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Full of unforgettable characters and written with Elizabeth Berg’s characteristic warmth, humor and insight into people, Earth’s the Right Place for Love is about the power of kindness, character and family, and how love can grow when you least expect it.”—Bookreporter
“Berg revisits the protagonist of her 2017 novel The Story of Arthur Truluv with this gentle coming-of-age [story]. . . . The author's fans ought to be satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly
“This is a compassionate, witty, and delicate story about the people who find themselves on the sidelines and yet who manage—despite losses of their own—to be true to themselves and find their way. It’s a celebration of small communities and the small kindnesses that, bit by bit, change a life.”—Rachel Joyce, New York Times bestselling author of Miss Benson’s Beetle
“Few authors write with more heart, wisdom, and human insight than Elizabeth Berg. Do yourself a favor and dive in.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This is a warm, generous, and utterly satisfying novel, and its characters are vibrantly, terrifically human. I read it raptly, rooting for them all from the first pages.”—Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had
“A poignant tale of love, grief, and the resiliency of the human spirit.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Full of unforgettable characters and written with Elizabeth Berg’s characteristic warmth, humor and insight into people, Earth’s the Right Place for Love is about the power of kindness, character and family, and how love can grow when you least expect it.”—Bookreporter
“Berg revisits the protagonist of her 2017 novel The Story of Arthur Truluv with this gentle coming-of-age [story]. . . . The author's fans ought to be satisfied.”—Publishers Weekly
Elizabeth Berg is the author of many bestselling novels, including The Story of Arthur Truluv, Night of Miracles, The Confession Club, Open House (an Oprah's Book Club selection), Talk Before Sleep, and The Year of Pleasures, as well as the short story collection The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year. She adapted The Pull of the Moon into a play that enjoyed sold-out performances in Chicago and Indianapolis. Berg's work has been published in thirty-one countries, and three of her novels have been turned into television movies. She is the founder of Writing Matters, a quality reading series dedicated to serving author, audience, and community. She teaches one-day writing workshops and is a popular speaker at venues around the country. Some of her most popular Facebook postings have been collected in Make Someone Happy, Still Happy, and Happy to Be Here. She lives outside of Chicago.
Author Residence: Chicago, IL
Author Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Author Residence: Chicago, IL
Author Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota