The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Le..., Talya Tate Boerner
The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Le..., Talya Tate Boerner
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The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

Author: Talya Tate Boerner

Narrator: Em Eldridge

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/15/2017


Synopsis

Ten-year-old Gracie Lee knows a few things. She knows which trees are best for climbing. She knows how to walk through the hallway without making a sound on the hardwood floor. She knows if Daddy's crop gets one more drop of rain, the whole family will pay the price.

There are plenty of things Gracie doesn't know. These things keep her awake at night.

Gracie longs for something bigger and grander and truer, and feels certain there is more to life beyond school and dull church sermons. She worries about the soldiers in Vietnam and wonders what it must be like to have been born Lisa Marie Presley from Tennessee instead of Gracie Lee Abbott from Arkansas. Mostly, she wishes her Daddy wasn't so mean.

Gracie's unchecked imagination leads to adventure, and adventure leads to trouble. She confides in unexpected characters and seeks solace in a mysterious gray house beyond the cotton field. When Gracie faces a difficult family situation, she must make a life-altering decision, one that will test the very essence of her character.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angie

I met the author of this book at a book signing in Seaside, FL. I probably never would have bought it, except that she seemed very nice and signed it for me, and I thought it might be a nice beach read, but I was skeptical because it was her first novel. I was SO pleasantly surprised! It was absolut......more

Goodreads review by Julia

As a retired librarian, aspiring writer, and voracious reader, I appreciate the value of categories. They help us to locate books (in the library and bookstore) and search online for titles that match our reading tastes. Talya Tate Boerner’s debut novel does fit into “southern” “rural” and “historic......more

Goodreads review by Frannie

*Disclaimer: I was given an ARC from the publisher in return for an honest review. Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, this coming-of-age story has all the heart one could wish for. I hated for it to end! Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I love reading anything set in my home state of Arkansas, and this book was especially wonderful. In Boerner's debut novel we get to travel to the Delta region of the state in the mid-1970s. The delta region is full of farm land and residents make their living from cotton, beans, and whatever crops t......more