First published 2008
Grace O'Sullivan stands at the crossroads of her life in modern Dublin. A lapsed Catholic struggling with personal demons, she finds herself questioning everything she once believed when a series of unexpected events forces her to confront her past. Her estranged relationship with her traditional Irish family weighs heavily as she navigates professional pressures and romantic complications. When a crisis strikes someone close to her, Grace must decide whether to embrace the faith she abandoned or forge her own path forward. Kerrigan weaves together themes of forgiveness, family loyalty, and spiritual awakening against the backdrop of a changing Ireland. Grace discovers that miracles might not come in the forms she expected, and that grace itself can emerge from the most unlikely circumstances.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: estranged-family, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Dublin, Ireland
Period: Modern
Kindle Edition · MacMillan