Grace and Ted Chapman are widely regarded as the perfect literary power couple. Ted is a successful novelist and Grace, his wife of twenty years, is beautiful, stylish, carefree, and a wonderful homemaker. But what no one sees, what is churning under the surface, is Ted’s rages. His mood swings. And the precarious house of cards that their lifestyle is built upon. When Ted’s longtime assistant and mainstay leaves, the house of cards begins to crumble and Grace, with dark secrets in her past, is most vulnerable. She finds herself in need of help but with no one to turn to…until the perfect new assistant shows up out of the blue. To the rescue comes Beth, a competent young woman who can handle Ted and has the calm efficiency to weather the storms that threaten to engulf the Chapman household. Soon, though, it’s clear to Grace that Beth might be too good to be true. This new interloper might be the biggest threat of all, one that could cost Grace her marriage, her reputation, and even her sanity. With everything at stake and no one to confide in, Grace must find a way to save herself before it is too late.
A perfect stranger wants her perfect life.
Grace Chapman has the perfect life, living comfortably with her husband, bestselling author Ted, in a picture-perfect farmhouse on the Hudson River in New York State.
Then Ted advertises for a new assistant, and Beth walks into their lives. Organized, passionate and eager to learn, Beth quickly makes herself indispensable to Ted and his family. But Grace soon begins to feel side-lined in her home - and her marriage - by this ambitious younger woman.
Is Grace just paranoid, as her husband tells her, or is there more to Beth than first thought?
Saving Grace was a wonderful read ~ As plain, timid, competent Beth begins transforming herself into a glamorous Grace clone, we wonder whether she is slowly trying to eliminate Grace from her own life or if Grace is just an overbearing and paranoid women trying to manipulate the new assistant. There are oddities in both Beth's behaviour and Grace`s actions and attitude. Which asks the question ~ Just because you're paranoid doesn’t mean someone’s not out to get you?
It’s a brave depiction of what low self-esteem and depression {real or medically induced} can do to a person. Saving Grace is powerful and riveting, and will have you on the edge of your seat as you follow Grace on her harrowing journey to rock bottom and back.
Is it possible to have the perfect life?
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