It enables her to see into the depth of her mother’s sadness, and even allows Grace to talk to Isaac, her twin brother who died at birth. The Knowing, as Grace calls it, offers glimpses of people’s pasts and futures. She’s had plenty of practice, burying thoughts and feelings that might anger her strict Evangelical pastor father, and concealing the deep intuition she carries inside. Readers can visit her online at in a small Midwest town in the late 1960s and helmed by an unforgettable young protagonist-compassionate, uncannily wise Grace-This I Know is a luminous coming-of-age story from an astonishing new voice.Įleven-year-old Grace Carter has a talent for hiding things. The voice in this novel comes straight from the heart. A veteran massage therapist and former journaling instructor, she "cut her teeth" as she puts it, on the back of Southern Baptist pews in her provincial Midwest hometown. Eldonna currently lives on the central California coast with her long-time partner, Brer. Lesley Kagen, New York Times bestselling author About the Author: Eldonna Edwards is the subject of the award-winning documentary Perfect Strangers, which followed her choice to donate a kidney to an anonymous person in need, and recently screened on PBS. "A heartfelt and beautifully crafted coming-of-age debut. But when her mother lapses into deep depression after bringing home a new baby, Grace will face a life-changing choice-ignore her gift and become the obedient daughter her father demands, or find the courage to make herself heard, even if it means standing apart. It's Grace's kinship with other outsiders that keeps her afloat-Lyle, a gentle, homeless man, and Lola, a free-spirited new girl at school. Within Grace's own family too, the cracks are widening, as her sisters Hope, Joy, and Chastity enjoy the normal life that eludes Grace. But it doesn't take her special talent to know that her small community is harboring its share of secrets. Grace can't see into someone's thoughts without their permission. To her wise, loving Aunt Pearl, the Knowing is a family gift to her daddy, it's close to witchcraft.
It enables her to see into the depth of her mother's sadness, and even allows Grace to talk to Isaac, her twin brother who died at birth. The Knowing, as Grace calls it, offers glimpses of people's pasts and futures.
She's had plenty of practice, burying thoughts and feelings that might anger her strict Evangelical pastor father, and concealing the deep intuition she carries inside. Eleven-year-old Grace Carter has a talent for hiding things.
Set in a small Midwest town in the late 1960s and helmed by an unforgettable young protagonist-compassionate, uncannily wise Grace-This I Know is a luminous coming-of-age story from an astonishing new voice.
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