Grace
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List Price: $28.95 $28.95 Thorndike Press Jane Roberts Wood
Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54EAN: 9780786234578Format: Large PrintISBN: 0786234571Label: Thorndike PressManufacturer: Thorndike PressNumber Of Items: 1Number Of Pages: 379Publication Date: 2001-10Publisher: Thorndike PressStudio: Thorndike Press
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Editorial Reviews: Grace takes readers into the hearts of four families during the last year of the War. Bound together by neighborhood and southern customs, yet separated by class, money, and family, they are an unforgettable lot, vibrantly brought to life.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Enjoyable and yes, gracefulComment: Came across this book when a friend recommended it, and like many previous reviewers, I enjoyed it. It is the story of Grace, a 30ish English teacher in a small Texas town during WWII. The writing has a lovely, bittersweet quality as most of the characters find out that what they were looking for was perhaps not really what they wanted from life. And of course, being set in WWII time period, the war is a constant presence in the characters lives, motivating, changing, and devastating some of them. Perhaps that's why the author chose her ending - to leave the story on an upbeat note.
Overall, an enjoyable book.
Customer Rating: Summary: Grace???Comment: Well, I'm not sure what to make of this book. I thought it was pretty good, but I'd say about 70% of the book was about Bobby Moore and his family and friends, not so much about Grace. I kept wanting to know more about Grace and Bucy and what lead to his leaving her...but no detail was really given, and his response to her asking why was pretty lame. In fact, almost every problem in this book was solved with a simple answer and a wave of the hand. I wanted more detail about some issues that truley could have been more entertaining had they been a little more in depth.
As for the ending, I don't know how I feel about it. Part of me says...'Well, it COULD have happened that way...I guess'...the other part says...'What the heck?!?!? What kind of ending was THAT! Could she have wrapped it up any quicker?' I don't know, I like the book, it made for a pleasant and thoughtless read just to pass time, but I don't know that I'd really recommend this to anyone I know.
Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful Characters- Not a great endingComment: This book was a little difficult to get into at first. I think it started out a little slow then picked up after a few chapters. The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters and settings to life. However, I found the end to be somewhat of a anti climax. It was almost as though the author was rushing to put a finish to it and wasn't sure how things should end up. The story line between Grace and the soldier, although romantic, left me feeling a little confused. Although it was obvious John was not the right man for her, the way Grace ended up with the soldier left me feeling as though I'd missed a chapter or two somewhere. Not a bad read but a slightly weak ending. Still I gave it four stars for pulling me into the story and keeping me there.Customer Rating: Summary: Good until endComment: I thought Grace was a hard book to get into until about chapter four. Then I really enjoyed until the end. I don't understand or like how she was obsessed with one guy through the whole book and then goes off and marries another man in the end. There just wasn't enough conclusion in this book. Otherwise the writing is well done. You really get to know each character because Jane wrote in third person. Jane has a unique writing style that is hard to get used to at first, but after a while is enjoyable.Customer Rating: Summary: Not As Graceful As I'd HopedComment: I did enjoy the book. I read it for a book club, but might have read it on my own. My biggest problem was the way I met Grace. In the first chapter she has already slept with a man who isn't her husband and on the night of his wife's death. It just put a bad taste in my mouth. I never grew to like Grace Gillian, but I did grow to tolerate her, because I enjoyed the story.
