I’ve read a lot of Elizabeth Berg’s books, some I like better than others. Say When is probably one of my favorites. It is such an honest portrayal of a marriage falling apart. Berg writes convincingly from the point of view of Griffin, the husband.

Although I didn’t always understand Griffin’s choices, or that of his wife Ellen, the story felt so real to me-it told of two flawed people, just like any of us, trying to make their marriage work. I felt sympathy for all the characters, including their eight year old daughter Zoe.

It would have been depressing in the hands of a less gifted writer, but Berg is a wonderful writer, at some moments funny, others sad and even tender. I truly enjoyed this book.