- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0684858649
- ISBN-13: 978-0684858647
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 540 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (228 customer reviews)
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If half of all marriages end in divorce, how long does the average marriage last? Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I say: "Read about what you know",
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This review is from: The Saving Graces (Hardcover)
Wow! I just came across the Saving Graces as I was desperately looking for a book that had substance yet was light enough for summer reading.Reading Gaffney's novel was pure pleasure. Her characters were so normal and at the same time I wanted to follow them. Why? They weren't fancy people living lives that we can only imagine. I recognize so many of my women friends and so many aspects of my own life. All this said, there is,in my opinion one prerequesite to meeting The Graces: one MUST have lived long enough,at least 35 to 40 years to really understand what they are made of. Definitely a book for a somewhat mature reader but just as simple as your life or mine and written by a powerful hand.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Subtle but moving,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Saving Graces : A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
The general review is correct: there is nothing particularly surprising in the plot of this book. It will not drag you along in suspense waiting for the next unforseen plot twist. But if you are anything like me, you will get completely swept up because you care for these flawed but wonderful, completely relate-able characters. I laughed myself stupid, I got mushy and wrote grateful letter to my friends, I cried a little too. It was just a great read. I am giving all my female friends a copy of this book for christmas.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gaffney just gets better and better,
By K. Corn "reviewer" (midwest, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Saving Graces : A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
After a week of reading complex, "deep" books, sinking into this one was a special pleasure, like meeting an old friend after spending several years apart and being able to relax, not work at the relationship. I've always enjoyed reading Gaffney's books but this one is her best yet..full of quirky, yet endearing women, each faced with a unique challenge - illness, infertility, marital troubles,etc. Luckily, there is plenty of humor and charm as well.I don't want to give too much away here but female readers will definitely relate to the women here, root for them and be touched by their struggles. If you think the plot is going to be predictable, you might even be in for some surprises. Yes, this is "women's fiction" but that doesn't mean it is fluffy or trivial. A delight!
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