Amazing Grace Adams
The New York Times Bestseller and Read With Jenna Book Club Pick
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- 34,99 zł
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- 34,99 zł
Publisher Description
Tender, funny and unapologetic, Amazing Grace Adams is the fiercest debut, about a woman - and a story - you'll never forget
**A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK!**
**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
'Littlewood writes with ferocity and compassion. Read it and weep (then cheer)' THE TIMES
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Is this the best worst day of her life?
Once, Grace Adams was poised for great things. Now, she barely attracts a second glance as she strides down the street carrying her daughter's sixteenth birthday cake.
But behind the scenes, Grace's life is in freefall. Her husband is divorcing her. Her daughter has banned her from her birthday party. And Grace has just abandoned her car in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Because Grace Adams has finally had enough. She's sick of being overlooked and underappreciated, and she's particularly tired of being polite. She's about to set off on a journey to rediscover who she is, and confront the secret that has torn her family apart.
What is that secret? You're about to find out . . .
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'I just adored this . . . An unforgettable read' LIANE MORIARTY
'Compelling, funny and poignant. I devoured it' PAULA HAWKINS
'A rip-roaring, empowering story. Glorious' DAILY EXPRESS
'An absolute gut punch of a book' RED
New York Times bestseller, September 2023
Jenna's Book Club Pick, September 2023
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Told over the course of an increasingly chaotic day, interspersed with flashbacks to key events in preceding months and years, Fran Littlewood’s debut novel is a wild, exhilarating, emotional rollercoaster. Her marriage and career in pieces, Grace focuses with manic determination on repairing a brutal schism with her teenage daughter. In the present day, there’s something utterly glorious about watching this middle-aged woman reject her increasing social invisibility while also refusing to temper her fierce love for her child or hide the messiness of motherhood. But it’s in the flashbacks that the story is beautifully filled out. Grace’s character is deepened and her love story given weight and meaning. There are shocks and gut punches to heighten the stakes, but nothing that is manipulative. Instead, Grace and her family feel brilliantly, dramatically real and believable, and she becomes a heroine to take to heart.
