You learn about the characters not only through their words, but by how they speak, as well. Gaffney manages to give each of these women her own unique voice – no easy task.
The book is written in diary fashion point of view alternates between the four main characters. And Isabel, divorced and falling in love with her neighbor, learns that life can hold some very cruel surprises. Emma quits her job to pursue her dream of writing a novel, but finds herself distracted by the obsession that threatens to overwhelm her. Lee becomes more and more desperate in her quest for a baby her marriage suffers, and only her friends help her keep things in the most fragile perspective. Rudy’s husband grows ever more obnoxious and domineering. Emma, the only one in the group who’s never married, finds herself dangerously attracted to a married man, and Isabel, the oldest member and spiritual center of the group, is coming off a two-year battle with breast cancer.Ī series of crises puts their friendship to the test. Lee, the polished princess, is beginning to suspect she and her husband might be infertile, while insecure Rudy blames herself for the fact that her marriage to a control freak seems headed for rough waters. When the story opens, each of the four women faces a turning point in her life. They call themselves the Saving Graces, and the group’s been a fixture in their lives for over ten years. These women, living in the Washington, D.C.
Don’t let that stop you, though, because Gaffney’s written a beautiful story of four women and the friendship that sustains them through trials, tears, and laughter. Make no mistake – The Saving Graces is emphatically not a romance.
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