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Family Graces
Family Graces
Virginia Kate's journey of understanding and forgiveness brings her back to the moment that changed her family's fate forever . . .
"Grandma Faith calls to me to her ending that she says is her beginning. I must start with her, for she is the beginning of Momma who is the beginning of me who tells the stories-the stories are made real by the telling. The others will follow...more
"Grandma Faith calls to me to her ending that she says is her beginning. I must start with her, for she is the beginning of Momma who is the beginning of me who tells the stories-the stories are made real by the telling. The others will follow...more
Paperback, kindle, 280 pages
Published
April 20th 2012
by Bell Bridge Books
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The final book in Kathryn Magendie’s “Graces” trilogy begins with a quote from Shakespeare: “The wheel comes full circle, I am here.” “Family Graces” spins forward on the strength of the main character, Virginia Kate Carey. She brings the story full circle by demonstrating through her actions and her choices that love can overcome the hurts inflicted by dysfunctional families.
At the outset the ghost of her grandmother, Grandma Faith, asks Virginia Kate to tell the family’s stories. These stories...more
At the outset the ghost of her grandmother, Grandma Faith, asks Virginia Kate to tell the family’s stories. These stories...more
To read the books that comprise the "Grace's Trilogy" is to fall in love with an intriguing cast of characters, and yet finishing the final volume, "Family Graces," is a wholly bittersweet experience. To be swept away into the lives of Virginia Kate and her family is a joy, and yet, lurking just around the corner of each turned page, is the reality of The End.
Where readers have come to know and care for Virginia Kate and her family over the course of the two books previous, (Tender Graces, Sec...more
Where readers have come to know and care for Virginia Kate and her family over the course of the two books previous, (Tender Graces, Sec...more
Hmmm... I'm struggling between three and four stars here. This was a good and fitting wind-up, I think, to the previous two books. I loved those books; this one gave final voices to the most important characters - the women - but also covered some previous events to help it all make sense. I think part of my problem, if you want to call it a problem, is that I didn't feel the surroundings as strongly as I did in the past.
While not my favorite of the three in this family saga, I would pick up a...more
While not my favorite of the three in this family saga, I would pick up a...more
Last of the series & sad it's over!
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Magendie is a writer, editor, Co-Managing Editor of The Rose & Thorn Ezine, and author of her debut novel Tender Graces. Her short stories, essays, poetry, and photography have been published in online and print magazines. "
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