We Are All Welcome Here by Berg, Elizabeth I love reading all Elizabeth Berg's novels, and this one may just be my favorite. It is written from the point of view of an adolescent girl, Diana, who was born in an iron lung after her mother contracted polio while pregnant. The mother, Paige, is able to move only her head, but she is determined to raise her daughter even though her husband has divorced her. The book takes place in Tupelo, Mississippi, in the mid-60s when Diana is 13. With the help of a loyal and protective black caregiver named Pierce by day and Diana by night, they all manage to get by, barely. The mother was loving but strict, the daughter a typically rebellious adolescent, but the tenderness between them was heartwarming. This story came about when a fan asked Ms. Berg to write about her mother. It is beautifully done.