Echoes of Grace
Published August 16th 2022 by Tu Books, Hardcover 384 pages
A tragic accident in the young lives of sisters, Graciela (Grace) and Mercedes (Mercy) Torres, sets off a chain of events in which Grace flounders to restore her relationship with her sister while swimming against a current of strange, bewildering echoes.
Flashbacks, premonitions, and visitations from the other side all weave a mysterious tapestry that weighs heavily on Grace’s shoulders as she tries to navigate memories of a time three years earlier when she ran away from home and lost a week of her life.
In the present—amidst the mundanities of college homework and dating—Grace tries to figure out if the things happening in her world are memories or premonitions, warnings of things yet to unfold. As she recovers time lost, Grace comes closer to reconciling with Mercy, even as she remembers, bit by bit, the horrible thing that happened to her when she spent a week with her maternal grandmother in Mexico—a grandmother she had been told was long gone.
The things her regained memory reveals shed light on old family secrets.
User Reviews
Rating: really liked it
Guadalupe gave me an ARC of this book, and I read it in one weekend. It's been a long time since I was so engaged with a story. I appreciate the gothic elements in the book, a reflection of Guadalupe's decades-long vocation teaching literature. She also offers a new spin on those elements. Echoes of Grace is beautifully written, with a compelling plot and an empathetic narrator. The author's exploration of generational trauma, through the protagonist's visions or "echoes," is astounding, as she clearly shows how the pain of sexual assault and violence toward women reverberates through time and through a family's line. The redemptive ending suggests that telling these stories of abuse is one way--maybe the only way--that people can begin the work of healing, but too often these stories are shrouded in secrecy. Highly recommend this book!
Rating: really liked it
IDK i have no strong feeligns towards it i think it was a good book and thats that idk what else to say ummmmmmmm yea so solid 4 stars i think if u want a solid book to read i think its a pretty solid book itgot a bit uncomfortable at some points in regards to like sa and stuff so like i wouldnt recommend it if ur not coolsies w that otherwise i think its pretty solid
Rating: really liked it
Between 2008 and 2011, echoes are interwoven as Grace tries to make sense of them. Though her mother’s untimely death seems to tie everything together, it will take a special kind of love for Grace to get the acceptance and help she needs to find out what really happened to her mother. I predict “Echoes of Grace” is going to be the Young Adult winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré award. You heard it here first! Read more about this book on my blog: https://shouldireaditornot.wordpress....
Rating: really liked it
Atmospheric contemporary Latinx Gothic tale meets Rebecca where visions lead a girl to confront deadly secrets from the past in order to heal. Totally recommend!
