Synopsis of The Search of Grace Grace Pine's life is not easy. Raised in a Montana orphanage, she is tormented that no one wanted her. Her life will be silently manipulated by her mother's powerful east coast family to ensure that Grace never finds her origins. As an emotionally scarred young adult, Grace meets Dr. Alex Gordon, a young doctor, who sees past her emotional barricades and provides her first measures of security. Incredibly, Grace stumbles onto obscure clues about her family. From there, a search for her roots begins, a search that will test her endurance and courage. Riveting but tender, The Search of Grace will captivate you from the first page.
James Gottesman M.D. is a Urological Oncologist who has been writing most of his adult life - although not fiction until he retired. He has authored more that a 100 scientific papers, medical book chapters, research grants, operative consent forms, and computer programs written in BASIC and HTML.
After hanging up his scalpels in 2011, 'The Road Back Isn't Straight' was his first foray into fiction (2012). The positive feedback propelled him to write a second book, 'The Search of Grace' in 2014. 'Can't Forget,' in 2016, 'Stab Wound,' 2018 , 'An Enemy to Love in 2021, 'In Flew Enza' in 2022 and 'The Angel of North Africa' in 2024.
Dr. Gottesman graduated from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco Medical Center and did his surgery residency at UCSF and his Urology residency at UCLA. He was Assistant Professor of Urology at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. He moved to Seattle in the 70s and served as Chairman of Urology of Swedish Medical Center and Clinical Professor of Urology at the University of Washington.
He spends half the year on Mercer Island (WA) and the other half in Palm Desert (CA) with his wife. Gloria, and dog, Biscuit. You'll have to figure for yourself which half-year is in Washington State and which half is in the California desert. He plays golf and has travelled much of the world.
I bought this book because it was featured in one of the book blogs. I considered it an easy, fast read, but boy was I surprised! Fell in love with the characters and did not want to put the book down. So much was contained in Grace's story. I highly recommend buying this book, putting your feet up and enjoying the read.
I couldn't stop reading this book. It had me hooked from the first page. The way the story developed and how all the characters finally connected was exquisite. Please do yourself a favor and read this book!
Loved the plot and characters, one of the first books I read when I decided to start reading again. I usually go for true crime books but this was gifted to me and it was right up my alley despite being fiction. I was hooked on Grace’s story from the moment I started reading.