- Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: HarperTorch; Reissue edition (30 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061097101
- ISBN-13: 978-0061097102
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,491,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Patricia Gaffney worked as an English teacher and then a freelance court reporter for fifteen years. She gave up her job in 1984 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Since her successful treatment she has written twelve historical romances. The Saving Graces is her first work of contemporary fiction.
The Saving Graces are four women, who have been close and supportive friends for ten years. The book follows them through two turbulent years in their lives. Isabel, who brought the group together is divorced, in remission from breast cancer and beginning a relationship with Kirby, her neighbour. Lee has a great job, loves her husband but the stress of trying to have a child is driving them apart. Emma, the fiery one is sceptical about love until she falls for the one man she can't have. Rudy, who has grown up in a dysfunctional family, is now being controlled by a manipulative and brutal husband.
This beautiful novel charts the women's ups and downs and how their courage, loyalty and love for each other gives them their means of survival even when faced with tragedy. Patricia Gaffney’s The Saving Graces is an outstanding novel written with both tenderness and spirit. --Pat Naylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Friendship sustains and enriches women's lives in ways no romantic or family relationship ever can. Now, in this wonderfully warm, humorous, and moving novel, Patricia Gaffney paints a rich portrait of this sometimes delicate yet resilient bond through the lives of four charming, vividly real women you'll swear you know--women who will become old friends you'll always remember.
For ten years, Emma, Rudy, Lee, and Isabel have shared a deep affection that has helped them deal with husbands, lovers, careers, children--the ebb and flow of expectations and disappointments common to us all. Calling themselves the Saving Graces, the quartet is united by understanding, honesty, and acceptance--a connection that has grown stronger as the years go by...
Though these sisters of the heart and soul have seen it all, talked through it all, they will not be prepared for a crisis of astounding proportions that will put their love, loyalty, and courage to the ultimate test.
Captivating from the first chapter to the last, this mesmerizing story illuminates the emotional links that define and join us as women. Funny, inspirational, joyous, and oh-so-true, The Saving Graces is an audiobook no listener will forget--a story to be passed from friend to friend.
Reader Bio:
Judith Ivey has earned Tony for her work in Hurlyburly and Steaming and an Emmy nomination for the television movie What the Deaf Man Heard. Her many film credits include Devil's Advocate, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Mystery, Alaska. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
For ten years, Emma, Rudy, Lee, and Isabel have shared a deep affection that has helped them deal with husbands, lovers, careers, children--the ebb and flow of expectations and disappointments common to us all. Calling themselves the Saving Graces, the quartet is united by understanding, honesty, and acceptance--a connection that has grown stronger as the years go by...
Though these sisters of the heart and soul have seen it all, talked through it all, they will not be prepared for a crisis of astounding proportions that will put their love, loyalty, and courage to the ultimate test.
Captivating from the first chapter to the last, this mesmerizing story illuminates the emotional links that define and join us as women. Funny, inspirational, joyous, and oh-so-true, The Saving Graces is an audiobook no listener will forget--a story to be passed from friend to friend.
Reader Bio:
Judith Ivey has earned Tony for her work in Hurlyburly and Steaming and an Emmy nomination for the television movie What the Deaf Man Heard. Her many film credits include Devil's Advocate, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Mystery, Alaska. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Saving Graces had been on my "to read " pile for a while and last week I chose it as one of my holiday reads. I could not put it down and am still haunted by the characters and the storyline. The personal stories of the four characters are carefully interwoven and althoug the end was somewhat predictable that did not spoil the book in any way. It made me laugh which is not unusual in a book but it also made me cry and I cannot remember a novel having that effect before.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book. It centres on the lives of 4 women - like a hundred out womens' fiction books out there. But this one is different - it is sincere, intelligent, beautifully written, touching and heart-warming.
Each character's chapter is written in the first person, giving a very intimate feel, so that by the end of the book the characters are like real friends you have known and loved.
My only criticism is - why isn't this book a huge bestseller! It deserves to be huge. I noticed claims on the cover about a million sales in America, so I just hope that through word-of-mouth it takes off over here.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A wonderful book. It had me laughing and crying til the end.
I recommend this to anyone who wants to feel a warm glow while loving the characters of a book!
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A Page Turner
If you enjoyed Steel Magnolias you'll enjoy this book. It's a book about the lives of four women friends over a period of a couple of years. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by Scooby Doo
Sad but uplifting
The Saving Graces, by Patricia Gaffney is another story told from a variety of perspectives (I seem to be going through quite a few of these at the moment). Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2004 by Ms. Clair E. Mcmullen
Amazing book
This book is the saddest and most compelling novel I have ever read. The lives of these women are so amazing and diverse and they have such different experiences yet they know each... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2004
A heartfelt story
I think Gaffney's skill lies in her character portrayal - she really brings them to life and draws the reader into the story. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2003 by green snow
just buy it!
A truly wonderful book,this book has something for everyone. Once i started reading it, I just could not put it down and it left me feeling stronger and more capable than ever... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2003
***** The Saving Graces - Fantastic Read *****
This story has everything a woman looks for in a read, it is written extremley well, from the viewpoints of the four main characters which knits the story together nicely. Read more
Published on 26 July 2003 by Amanda Cann
Inspirational
What a brillant book, it came free with a magazine and I will be buying more books by this author. It is really about true friendship and I cannot recommend it strongly enough. Read more
Published on 21 April 2003
I laughed, I cried.....and I always wanted to know more.
These four friends have the same bonds that I have with my old school friends. We've known each other for 22 years or more and we've shared everything. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2001
A marvellous story of friendship.
The Saving Graces is a story that revolves around the lives of four women. All with different personalities and outlooks on life and yet connected by a very deep friendship book. Read more
Published on 27 April 2001
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