Saving Grace (edition 2009)

by Ciara Geraghty

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When Grace O'Brien wakes up next to Bernard from IT, she blames the out-of-date bottle of Baileys for making her cheat on her boyfriend. Then she finds she can't get Bernard - geeky dress sense, red hair and all - out of her mind. It gets worse when Grace's best friend falls in love with a blind date - Bernard.… (more)

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Member:	elkiedee
Title:	Saving Grace
Authors:	Ciara Geraghty
Info:	Hodder & Stoughton (2009), Kindle Edition, 452 pages
Collections:	Your library, Kindle, Acquired 2012
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For the most part this wasn't bad, your typical chick lit - but it was way too long. I felt for Grace - her brother's death sucked and she clearly had a lot of guilt. I didn't hate her, but I didn't really love her either - she spent so much time beating herself up about literally everything that I got bored. Plus Shane was an ass. And she ummed and aahed way too much about dumping him. Bernard was alright but not enough to bring this book past 2 stars. (

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funstm | Feb 12, 2023 |

Really sorta liked this one step up from chick-lit about Grace, who can't seem to figure out (although everyone else seems to - this bothers me!) that her good looking boyfriend Shane of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days is just not right for her, but geeky, nerdy Brenda, who is new in her company, is just right. (

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coolmama | Aug 2, 2011 |

I bought this book from a charity shop for a simple holiday read ( loved it so much I bought it home with me to read again and again). Usual Maeve Binchy/Marianne Keys type book with the family and friends but with characters so real. Grace's brother died saving her from drowning. She met a new man from work. Centred around sister's wedding. Pretty predictable but really enjoyable and believable. This is her first novel and I shall look out for more (

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Summermoonstone | Oct 6, 2010 |

Not your standard chick lit. Saving Grace is in the league of Marian Keyes, with a more 'thinking' type of book- we cover relationships and grief with a wedding and drunken nights out. It's fun, yet serious at times. The last 70 pages I read in a greedy sitting, the finale was spectacular. Ending was yes, kind of predictable, but you're happy that all the characters got what they deserved. (

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2008-08-07

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When Grace O'Brien wakes up next to Bernard from IT, she blames the out-of-date bottle of Baileys for making her cheat on her boyfriend. Then she finds she can't get Bernard - geeky dress sense, red hair and all - out of her mind. It gets worse when Grace's best friend falls in love with a blind date - Bernard.

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Als Grace op een ochtend wakker wordt in een onbekend bed komen er langzaam vlagen terug van de avond ervoor: een fles Baileys met verstreken houdbaarheidsdatum, die ze helemaal leeg gedronken heeft en Bernard O’Malley, haar ietwat sullige, nieuwe collega op de IT-afdeling in wiens bed ze kennelijk is beland. Twee ingrediënten voor extra drama dat Grace doet beseffen dat er iets moet veranderen in haar leven. Ze beseft dat haar leven tot een totale stilstand is gekomen: ze heeft een baan zonder uitzicht op beter, een relatie op afstand en een gespannen familieband met haar moeder en zussen. Gedwongen door de werkelijkheid en gesteund door Bernard neemt Grace haar leven weer in eigen hand. Stukje bij beetje komt ze in het reine met zichzelf en weet ze het enorme schuldgevoel van zich af te zetten waar ze sinds die ene vakantie in Spanje, nu een jaar geleden, mee rondloopt. En zelfs Bernard blijkt uiteindelijk een stuk minder sullig en veel sexier dan ze in eerste instantie dacht…

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