Sufficient Grace

by Darnell Arnoult

One quiet spring day, Gracie Hollaman hears voices in her head that tell her to get in her car and leave her entire life behind -- her home, her husband, her daughter, her very identity. Gracie's subsequent journey releases her genius for painting and effects profound changes in the lives of everyone around her. Ultimately, her quest leads her into the home of Mama Toot and Mattie, two strong, accomplished women going through life changes of their own. As the bonds between these women grow stronger, and the family Gracie left behind come to terms with their own loss, both worlds slowly and inevitably collide, revealing a long-buried secret that they share. A spellbinding debut novel, Sufficient Grace explores the power of personal transformation and redemption, and the many ordinary and extraordinary ways they come to pass through faith, love, motherhood, art, even food. Even though we sometimes have to leave behind an old identity in order to discover our soul, this poignant, poetic study of the human condition affirms the enduring importance of relationships and the strength we derive from them.

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First published June 5, 2006

About the author

Darnell Arnoult is author of the novel Sufficient Grace (Simon & Schuster, Inc.), which received a starred review in PW, poetry collections What TravelsWith Us: Poems and  Galaxie Wagon (LSU Press), and most recently Incantations (Madville Publishing).  Arnoult is the recipient of the SIBA Poetry Book of the Year Prize, Weatherford Award, Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award, and the Mary Frances Hobson Award in Artsand Letters. She is founder of WordWell, a constellation of services for writers. She lives with her family in Mebane, NC. For more about Darnell, visit darnellarnoult.net.

Reviews

[Shantale Travis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was fun and interesting. I would highly recommend