Helpful Score: 1
I really didn't like this book. Maybe others might enjoy the story, but I struggled to get through it and really did not feel anything for the main character (Grace.) I also struggled with feeling much for her friends, and found myself skimming the pages just to find out what happened so I could be done with it. Not a great read, but I'll leave a final verdict to your taste!
This was an good, fast reading book. Something you would read by the pool or beach.
Good book. Makes you think about things as you read more and more.
Barbara F. (blueheronmom) reviewed The Matter of Grace (Nal Accent Novels) on + 137 more book reviews
This book is hauntingly, and I found myself empathizing with each of the women who make up the cast of characters.
Loved this---very moving and great character development.
Every summer, Felice, Helen, Stella and Grace meet at Oakland View Swim and Tennis Club. As their children learn to swim, the four friends sit by the edge of the pool talking, laughing, sharing in each other's lives. After seven years, it seems nothing will ever change among them. Until this summer...
Grace has cancer. It wasn't supposed to return but it has. And now, at the brink of crisis, as the women help Grace through her illness, they are forced to examine their own lives and wonder...
Grace has cancer. It wasn't supposed to return but it has. And now, at the brink of crisis, as the women help Grace through her illness, they are forced to examine their own lives and wonder...
I really enjoyed this book. It kept my interest right to the end!
EVERY SUMMER, FELICE, HELEN, STELLS AND GRACE MEET AT OAKLAND VIEW SWIM AND TENNIS CLUB. AS THEIR CHILDREN LEARN TO SWIM, THE FOUR FRIENDS SIT BY THE EDGE OF THE POOL TALKING, SHARING AND LAUGHING IN EACH OTHER'S LIVES. aFTER SEVEN YEARS, IT SEEMS NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE AMONG THEM. UNTIL THIS SUMMMER....
