Tender funny and unapologetic Amazing Grace Adams is the fiercest debut of 2023 about a
woman - and a story - you'll never forget **A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK!** **THE NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLER!** 'Littlewood writes with ferocity and compassion about . . . the
impossibility of spinning all the plates that modern life expects us to manage. Read it and
weep (then cheer)' THE TIMES 'A rip-roaring empowering story of redemption discovery and
starting over. Glorious' DAILY EXPRESS 'I just adored this . . . An unforgettable read' LIANE
MORIARTY 'Compelling funny and poignant. I devoured it' PAULA HAWKINS 'Never have I felt more
seen' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INCLUDED IN COSMOPOLITAN'S 'BEST BOOKS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2023'
'Sometimes I have so much rage it scares me . . .' __________ Grace Adams is one bad day away
from saving her life. One hot summer day stuck in traffic on her way to pick up the cake for
her daughter's sixteenth birthday party Grace Adams snaps. She doesn't scream or break
something or cry. She simply abandons her car and walks away. But not from her life - towards
it. To the daughter who won't live with her anymore and has banned her from the party. To the
husband divorcing her. Towards the terrible thing that has blown their family apart . . . Today
she'll show her daughter that no matter how far we fall we can always get back up again.
Because Grace Adams was amazing. Her husband and daughter once thought so. They and the world
might have forgotten. But Grace is about to remind them . . . __________ Amazing Grace Adams
tells the story of a life a marriage a family set against a single north-London day. A
rollercoaster ride of redemption and discovery it's a powerful celebration of womanhood. 'An
absolute gut punch of a book that throbs with all the rage of a middle-aged woman who refuses
to go quietly' RED 'Readers will relish the letting loose of one woman's long-suppressed
righteous rage . . . Spectacular' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Full of depth and honesty' PRIMA 'A
redemptive story of womanhood motherhood and marriage. You won't forget Grace Adams in a
hurry' CULTUREFLY 'I loved it. Vivid visceral and incredibly emotional. I laughed and sobbed'
TIM MINCHIN multi-award-winning composer lyricist of Matilda The Musical comedian actor
producer and director 'Hugely accomplished. You'll laugh cry and nod in recognition. Properly
amazing' SUN 'Explores motherhood with wit warmth and wisdom. Extraordinary' GRAZIA BOOK CLUB
'An exacting and brilliantly structured novel about love grief hope lost and then found
again' MARY BETH KEANE New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again Yes 'Brilliant . . . a
story of a midlife heroine seeking redemption and so much more' WOMAN & HOME 'A magnificent
novel. Grace Adams is every woman . . . A fully realized story of catastrophe and joy grief
and love. A stunning debut' ADRIANA TRIGIANI New York Times bestselling author of The Good
Left Undone 'I finished her story on a plane above the country so full and in tears. Ma'am?
my seat-mate asked are you ok? Oh yes I answered. And gave him this book' SARAH BLAKE New
York Times bestselling author of The Postmistress and The Guest Book
