I wrote a post on The Art of Mending, but WordPress ate it and I don’t have the stamina to write it again.
Here are some other reviews …
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/the-art-of-mending-by-elizabeth-berg/
http://muddypuddlemusings.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/12-art-of-mending-elizabeth-berg.html