In this brilliant and subtle evocation of vulnerability and loss, Bergen traces one woman’s quest to reform her identity, reminding us that the unexpected is always lying in wait.David Bergen’s Leaving Tomorrow had me hooked by the very first page with its unbelievably elegant and elevated prose. Negotiating with herself about her altered role in the lives of her family and friends, Lucille circles the globe - and herself. And she is invited to the south of France to attend the marriage of a man whom she rejected a year earlier. She travels to Thailand to attempt to extricate her youngest daughter from the clutches of an apparent cult leader. Her ex-husband Morris betrays her by publishing a memoir about the aftermath of their son Martin’s death in Afghanistan. Although adept at probing the lives of others, Lucille has become untethered, caught between duty and desire, between the demands of family and her own longing. In Out of Mind, David Bergen delves into the psyche of Lucille Black, mother, grandmother, lover, psychiatrist, and analyst of self, who first appeared in Bergen’s bestselling novel The Matter with Morris.

Winner, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award Negotiating with herself about her altered role in the lives of her family and friends, Lucille circles the globe - and herself.In this brilliant and subtle evocation of vulnerability and loss, Bergen traces one woman’s quest to reform her identity, reminding us that the unexpected is always lying in wait. Although adept at probing the lives of others, Lucille has become untethered, caught between duty and desire, between the demands of family and her own longing.Her ex-husband Morris betrays her by publishing a memoir about the aftermath of their son Martin’s death in Afghanistan. Winner, McNally Robinson Book of the Year AwardOne of 49th Shelf's Books of the YearIn Out of Mind, David Bergen delves into the psyche of Lucille Black, mother, grandmother, lover, psychiatrist, and analyst of self, who first appeared in Bergen’s bestselling novel The Matter with Morris.

The Matter With Morris by David Bergen