A lovable story that will not only touch your heart but also having you love those dear to you that much more. GRACE AFTER HENRY by Eithne Shortall is one you will not want to read without tissues at hand. It will have you smiling, crying, and, at times, laughing to yourself as the characters are ones that seem as real to you like the emotions that they feel throughout each page. This is a beautifully written novel about life, death life after death, and hope.
Grace and Henry have been together and in love for five years. They have the perfect house picked out and their future laid out before them when a tragic biking accident takes Henry's life. Now, Grace has to learn to be on her own without her other half. She sees him everywhere she goes. As she tries to carry on with some of those dreams without him, a surprise ends up at her door one day. Henry's long-lost twin that he never knew he had, Andy. As Grace spends time with Andy, some things seem familiar and some things much different. Does this help Grace to move on or does it keep her hoping for what she seems to miss? Henry.
A beautifully worded novel about love and loss, GRACE AFTER HENRY was a quick read, as I could not put it down. This was a refreshing change for me from what I usually read and it will remind you to hold loved ones dear. Eithne Shortall did a remarkable job at writing this book that in the end, you did not feel sadness but hope. This is a must read for all book lovers!
A quirky love story set in Dublin that's perfect for fans
of PS, I Love You and Jojo Moyes, Grace After
Henry is a funny, heartfelt debut novel about one woman
learning what it means to move on and to let go
When her fiancé, Henry Walsh, is killed in a freak biking
accident, Grace feels like she's lost her own shadow. For
five years, they'd been inseparable: five years of the most
rollicking, soul-finding love Grace thought any two people
could share. In his absence, Grace picks up the pieces of
her life: She moves into the dream house they bought
together, she returns to work as a chef, she watches TV with
her nosy elderly neighbor, but through it all she's ever
aware of the Henry-shaped hole in her life.
Until his long-lost twin brother knocks on her door.
Andy is Henry, and yet he's not quite. Newly arrived in
Dublin on his own search for answers, he makes Grace's loss
feel both greater and smaller. Soon Grace isn't sure if
she's learning to let go or becoming desperate to hold on.
Filled with a warm and zany cast of characters all searching
for a sense of home, Grace After Henry is a funny,
tender, and bittersweet story about love, loss, and second
chances.
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