In Touch With Grace

by Jenny Pattrick

Letter-writing is about to give way to email, but elderly Grace will resist the trend. Through letters and stories, we learn of her friendships, the interactions of the argumentative bowling club, her growing attraction to and relationship with Max, and the jealousy this engenders in her closest friend, Mildred. As the story unfolds, Grace faces new challenges, and the problems of younger people invade her solitary life.

In this tender and amusing novel set in New Zealand in the nineties, Grace touches the lives of many with her warmth, her feistiness, her intelligence and her frailty.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Jenny Pattrick is an acclaimed historical novelist, whose The Denniston Rose, and its sequel Heart of Coal, are among New Zealand's bestselling novels. In 2009 she received the New Zealand Post Mansfield Fellowship. She has been active in the arts community, and has also written stories, songs and shows for children.

Jenny Pattrick has been awarded the OBE for services to the arts, the 1990 medal, is featured in the Wellington Girls' College Hall of Fame and has received the NZ Post Katherine Mansfield Prize.

Reviews

[Kirsty (alkalinekiwi) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this on one of my days off while lazing in bed. A fairly quick read but interesting to someone who loves letters.
The telling of the story through letters appealed and Grace is a fascinating character to read about.

I can't remember exactly what date it was when I read this book so just taking a guess. That will teach me to forget to update my Good Reads!

[Sue Towler · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very different book to the others I have read by Jenny Pattrick but a good read all the same.

[Debbie H · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful read.

[Alison Dunlop · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming heartfelt story.. Easy read..

[Vicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book - so different from her other ones, but the characters were fiesty with a soul.