About Grace

A Novel

De: Anthony Doerr

Narrado por: George Newbern

The first novel by Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See, one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent times.

David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen—a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket. When David dreams that his infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the future itself, to deny the dream.

On a Caribbean island, destitute, alone, and unsure if his child has survived or his wife can forgive him, David is sheltered by a couple with a daughter of their own. Ultimately it is she who will pull him back into the world, to search for the people he left behind.

Doerr's characters are full of grief and longing, but also replete with grace. His compassion for human frailty is extraordinarily moving. In luminous prose, he writes about the power and beauty of nature and about the tiny miracles that transform our lives. About Grace is heartbreaking, radiant, and astonishingly accomplished.

Beautiful book

if you appreciate beautiful writing and a gentle story that carries you along, you will love this book. It is not an exciting suspenseful page turner; rather it is a slow journey, masterfully written.

Hard to stick with it but worth it in the end

The story was so depressing for most of the book. Terrible heartbreak. But incredible imagery and adventure. It really speaks to the beauty of humanity and the power of resilience and tenacity.

wonderful story

I was disappointed in some choices the protagonist made early on.... but understanding why the author went there.

A modern story of Job

Sad, endearing characters. Winkler is representative of the curiosity, loneliness, and hope so many of us feel. Redemption comes with a high price. The language and descriptions are exquisite.

Beautiful

Beautiful! Mr Doerr never disappoints. He sees the interconnected ness of everything, the range of emotion, our own pondering thoughts reflected in t the characters he creates. Beautiful.
The Narration was perfect.

Highly recommend!!!👍