Good Bones

by Grace Peterson

When Sarah buys a crumbling old house tucked deep in the Georgia woods, she sees opportunity where others see rot. The locals whisper about its past, but she's determined to prove them wrong-walls can be torn down, foundations can be rebuilt, and every place has good bones if you look hard enough.

But the deeper she digs into the house, the more it begins to dig into her. Unsettling noises. Shadows that shift when no one's there. A presence that doesn't want to be forgotten.

As Sarah fights to restore the home, she discovers some things aren't meant to be unearthed-and not every story is eager to stay buried.

334 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 29, 2025

About the author

Grace Peterson is a writer, author and blogger. She is published in several anthologies and blogs about the writing craft and recovery topics. She is also an avid gardener, tending her modest backyard in western Oregon's mild, garden-friendly climate. When the weather is unsuitable for weed pulling, she can be found in front of her laptop, working on her garden column, her garden blog or her forthcoming garden book. She is a member of the National Association of Memoir Writers and the Association of Writing Excellence and is active on several memoir and garden online forums. And, of course, Facebook and Twitter. She's the proud mother of four grown children and four friendly felines and has been married to her best friend since 1980. "Reaching" is her first book.