Helpful Score: 1
Not a bad book, necessarily, just not a good book. I'm not a crazy book critic or anything but in general, I got almost halfway through this book and just didn't feel any compulsion to continue reading. I wasn't connected to any of the characters, and I didn't really care what happened in the story. The writing, and storyline, felt a little immature. If you were in the airport bookstore and you got this to get you through a flight it would do the job. But you might not continue to read it once you got to your destination. A filler book. Not memorable.
Helpful Score: 1
This is the story of a family and the love that holds it together. The adage, Grace under pressure applies here.
Grace Oliver goes home after thirty years, to assist her father who is recovering from an auto accident. Unexpectedly, it is also revealed that he has Alzheimers disease. This prompts Grace to remain longer than she initially planned.
Unfortunately, the previously distant Grace finds herself confronting her past within the family, including her relationship with her siblings. She finds it difficult to reconnect as they disagree over not only the past, but their fathers future. She realizes that all must be resolved.
Amidst her own family crises, she learns that a tragedy that neighbor and his family are going through. Especially affected is the teen-aged daughter, Jordan. Grace tries to help this family, as well as her own. What she does not expect is how in giving care and support, she learns to receive and accept it. In reconnecting with her past, she finds new connections to her future. Grace learns the value and real definition of home.
Elizabeth Bass writes with comfortable warmth. Her characters feel genuine and their lives true. Grace is a blessing.
Grace Oliver goes home after thirty years, to assist her father who is recovering from an auto accident. Unexpectedly, it is also revealed that he has Alzheimers disease. This prompts Grace to remain longer than she initially planned.
Unfortunately, the previously distant Grace finds herself confronting her past within the family, including her relationship with her siblings. She finds it difficult to reconnect as they disagree over not only the past, but their fathers future. She realizes that all must be resolved.
Amidst her own family crises, she learns that a tragedy that neighbor and his family are going through. Especially affected is the teen-aged daughter, Jordan. Grace tries to help this family, as well as her own. What she does not expect is how in giving care and support, she learns to receive and accept it. In reconnecting with her past, she finds new connections to her future. Grace learns the value and real definition of home.
Elizabeth Bass writes with comfortable warmth. Her characters feel genuine and their lives true. Grace is a blessing.
Wherever Grace is Needed - What a great book. Well written and compelling enough to finish in one sitting. I found myself just slipping into the story, the locale and forgetting everything else around me. I don't usually read sequels but found myself hoping that Elizabeth Bass will find a reason to write on for the characters in this book.
I know the book is on many wishlists and maybe one day I can allow myself to give it up but right now, I'm urging my daughter to read it - before I re-read it myself.
I know the book is on many wishlists and maybe one day I can allow myself to give it up but right now, I'm urging my daughter to read it - before I re-read it myself.
Elizabeth Bass does not disappoint. The book had me from page 1. The book is about Love, Hope and Family. A great read
