Mercy and Grace, Anoop Judge
Mercy and Grace, Anoop Judge
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Mercy and Grace

Author: Anoop Judge

Narrator: Deepa Samuel

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2023

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

From India to America, a woman’s search for family, home, and self becomes a journey of secrets and forgiveness in a powerful novel by the author of No Ordinary Thursday.At twenty-one years old, Gia Kumari finally leaves the Delhi orphanage where she was raised. With few prospects for the future, she receives an unexpected invitation from a stranger named Sonia Shah in San Francisco: an internship at Sonia’s weddings and events company. Gia and America. It’s love at first sight as she navigates an unfamiliar but irresistible new world of firsts.It’s Gia’s first real job; her first meeting with her only known family, her uncle Mohammed Khan; and her first romance with Sonia’s quirky yet charming stepson, Adi. But it might be too good to be true. Gia’s newfound happiness is unfolding in the shadow of a terrible family secret, the impact of which is still being felt in a place Gia now calls home. To save what matters most, Gia must come to terms with a tragic past she’s only beginning to understand—and a lifetime of lies she must learn to forgive.

About Anoop Judge

Anoop Judge is the author of No Ordinary Thursday, The Awakening of Meena Rawat, and The Rummy Club, which won the Beverly Hills Book Award. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Green Hills Literary Lantern, Rigorous, the Lumiere Review, and Doubleback Review, among others. She earned an MFA from Saint Mary’s College, California, and was a recipient of the 2021–2023 Advisory Board Award and Alumni Scholarship. Born and raised in New Delhi, Anoop now resides in California. She is married with two nearly grown and fully admirable children. For more information, visit http://anoopjudge.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vanessa on October 12, 2023

I really enjoyed the main character in this book. I was with her and kept rooting for her throughout the book. I found most characters pretty well developed and enough back story was given so that you knew who they were and what they were about. There were quite a few flashbacks and generally I'm not......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on May 01, 2023

At age 21, Gia can no longer live at the orphanage where she grew up. Through a confluence of events she gets a job in San Francisco. There she finds the truth about her past. A few things elevate the otherwise predictable story. For one, the main character, Gia, is a very likeable and relateable cha......more

Goodreads review by Mugdha on June 12, 2023

The book takes readers on an emotional journey as Gia Kumari, a young woman leaving behind her past in Delhi, embarks on a new chapter of her life in San Francisco. With an invitation to work at a weddings and events company, Gia discovers love, family, and the bittersweet complexities of her own hi......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 12, 2024

This story unfolds in two timelines. In the early 1990s, Shaumya and Hassan’s wedding day arrives. It should be a day of celebration. But Shaumya is Hindu, and Hassan, Muslim. They are torn apart by the conflict between the two cultures, and all that is left of Shaumya’s dreams of wedded bliss is Ha......more

Goodreads review by Rutuja on July 21, 2024

Anoop Judge's "Mercy and Grace" takes us on a captivating journey alongside Gia Kumari, a young woman emerging from the confines of an orphanage in Delhi. Thrust into the vibrant world of San Francisco with an internship at a wedding and events company, Gia experiences a multitude of "firsts" – a re......more

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