A Little Bit of Grace
A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, and starting over when the happy ending ends—and handling it all with a little bit of grace.
Family is everything—Grace Adams McHale's mom must have said it to her a thousand times before she died. Before Grace's dad ran off with an aspiring actress half his age. Before only-child Grace found out she was unable to have children of her own. Before Brian—her childhood best friend, business partner, and finally her husband—dropped a "bombshell" on her in the form of her stunning new replacement.
Which means Grace now has...nothing.
Until she receives a letter from a woman claiming to be a relative Grace never knew she had, sending her on a journey from the childhood home she had to move back into, to a Florida island to meet a total stranger who embraces her as family. There, Grace starts to uncover answers about the eccentric woman her family never mentioned: a larger-than-life octogenarian who is the keeper of a secret held for more than fifty years, and the ultimate inspiration to always be true to yourself. As Grace gets to know this woman and picks up the pieces of her own shattered life, she is forced to question whether she can find forgiveness for the unforgivable.
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Why we picked this
This book is a love story in the biggest sense of the word. Grace's whole life falls apart, her marriage is over, her family is gone, and then a letter shows up from a relative she never knew she had. With nothing to lose, she goes to meet this woman, a woman who has lived a huge, complicated life and yet somehow still has nothing but love and acceptance to give. I won't give away what the family kept quiet all those years, but I will tell you that this is the kind of book that reminds us that when we stop seeing people for who they are, and instead focus on the what they look like, we miss out on almost everything that matters.
Recommended by Veronica Jorden, Reader in Residence
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