Grace

by Michael Tasker Phillips
​A haunting, lyrical debut novel about identity, memory, and the invisible ties that shape a life — perfect for readers of Claire Keegan and Maggie O’Farrell
Paperback £12.95
Hardback £14.95
​Kindle £5.99
‘A rich and compelling story … a cast of vivid characters – the authentic test of a novelist.’
Nicholas Shakespeare, author of The Dancer Upstairs

‘I love this novel. It’s both tense and deeply thoughtful … A love triangle and a dark secret make the novel a compelling read, it’s gripping and moving. Five stars!’
K. T. Fitzpatrick, author of Under the Black Mountain

‘An affecting, beautiful, evocative tale written with tremendous feeling and respect for the female characters. The writing is clear, honest and grounded in place and time.’
Gillian Johnson, author and illustrator

‘Well that was a ride … beautifully written and made me genuinely smile in places … It was a rich and unusual story inside something we already know.’
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
Six-year-old Grace is found unconscious on a rural railway track and is rescued by Kitty, who raises her as her own. Grace learns to live with the blank spaces in her memory – and the ache of not knowing who she truly is.

But when a letter arrives and is hidden in a bureau, it stirs long-buried echoes of something lost – her previous life. Through the devastation of London during World War Two, Grace begins to piece together the mystery of her own beginnings, and she is drawn into a journey that will test everything she thinks she knows.

She falls in love with Nancy, whose presence draws her forward. Their affair is complicated by a love triangle with the mysterious Leyland, who has his own dangerous secrets.

Grace is a deeply moving novel about the stories we carry, the ones we invent to survive, and the fragile beauty of finally finding where we come from and who we are.
Publication date: ‎ 1 Jan 2024 (1st ed), 1 Jan 2025 (2nd ed.)
Language: ‎ English
Print length: ‎ 356 pages

ISBN 978-1-7395593-3-5 (2nd edition, paperback)
ISBN 978-1-7395593-4-2 (2nd edition, hardback)
ISBN ​978-1-7395593-2-8 (Epub)

Item weight: ‎ 372g
Reading age: ‎ 12 – adult
Dimensions: ‎ 133 x 22.6 x 203 mm