Until the Real Thing Comes Along

from rachelellen

Like I do with most Bergs, I read this in one day. Her poignant, feel-it-in-your-spine observations were thick on the page, as they are in all of her books. I was especially touched by the descriptions of babies as the main character struggled with singleness and the ticking of her biological clo...

from stillwaters12

A woman, hearing her biological clock ticking and without a dating life, asks her long time, close, gay friend to impregnate her. He's an excellent choice. Nice story and end and no - they don't fall in love - except with the baby. : )

from Hernibs

One of my favorite contemporary women's fictions writers. She tackles every day topics like relationships and break-ups with great sensibility and humor.Always new-never boring.

from Rascalstar

Splendid writing! I loved the writing and felt as though I was right there in the room listening to the conversation. It's not an action book or a mystery, although there is some level of mystery, if you will, concerning what is going to happen in the lives of the people. This is a very realistic...

from tjsjohanna

It's the recipe for ultimate disappointment - being in love with your best friend who happens to be gay. I found myself feeling impatient with Patty - professing to want a husband and babies so very badly but being completely fixated on the idea that only her gay friend, Ethan, will do in the rol...