Never Change (Must-Read Women's Fiction)

Eloquent and poetic. The story is thought provoking. Nicely done. Characters are well formed and the plot has some unexpected turns.

Reading it now.

A good read

Never Change - Elizabeth BergMyra Lipinsky is 51 years old, never been married, and lives alone with her dog Frank. She's used to being the loner, the odd one out, the kid that always got picked last for softball. Everyone likes her, but for some reason Myra always subconsciously pushes people away.She spends her days working as a nurse for a temp agency, going from one patient's house to another. Her patients' illnesses vary. One old man, Dewitt, has a wound that needs to be dressed every day. Rose is another elderly patient. She's diabetic and Myra helps take care of her daily needs along with administering her insulin injections. Grace is a teenage mother, learning how to cope with a new baby and trying to decide whether to give her baby up for adoption.And then there is Chip Reardon. Chip is a cancer patient, but he also happens to be someone she grew up with and had a big crush on in high school. Chip was the most popular boy in high school, so when Myra finds out that he has brain cancer, she immediately wants to be the one to help him through his last months. This is her chance to get close to him like she never did in high school.As Myra and Chip get reacquainted, she starts to fall in love with him. Things get complicated when an old flame of Chip's, Diann, asks to see him, and Myra offers Diann her extra bedroom, since Diann lives too far away to do an easy commute. As one can imagine, this is not easy for Myra, but being the person that she is, she watches in the wings as Diann and Chip renew their romance from years past, and Myra fights back the jealous rage that she feels. But it's not only jealousy that she feels, but sorrow, as Chip's life fades away before her eyes.I enjoyed reading Never Change. As always, Elizabeth Berg depicted characters with such depth that made them so real to me. I was able to sympathize with the characters, and felt a great respect for Myra, who was able to deal with and cope with a friend's death. This is another great book by Elizabeth Berg that fans will not want to pass up. It's probably one of her best novels.

Great story. Lots of good characters. Thought provoking about how we live the life we are given. Nurses are truly amazing.