FROM THE WINNER OF THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE It is Baby's birthday but Grace has not
seen her first born in twenty-six years. Now a wife mother to twin daughters and the owner of
a successful medical clinic Grace has carefully constructed a new life. And now the secret
she's kept for decades is about to resurface - and it could destroy everything. Grace was only
fifteen when she got pregnant and under pressure from her parents gave Baby away. Unable to
forgive their decision she cut them off completely. Now when Grace's estranged mother walks
back into her life unannounced the fragile existence she spent years building begins to
unravel. Grace is a story about motherhood finding meaning for yourself and fighting for the
people that you love.
