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Article  •  23 January 2023

 

Real readers review: Amazing Grace Adams

What do NZ fans really think of Fran Littlewood's debut novel?

We sent out early reading copies of Amazing Grace Adams to some of our instagram followers to see what they thought about Fran Littlewood's debut novel. Take a look at what they thought below!

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"I am happy and relieved to say I adored this debut novel. It was refreshing to read about a woman in her mid 40s stumbling through the everyday, and not so everyday, dramas of life with a hormonal teenager, demanding job, changing body, fresh divorce and other daily life stresses..." @angiereadsnz (full review here)

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"...the synopsis intrigued me (you all know I love a book about a female character finally saying “f**k it” and remaking her entire life lol). I found it to be an easy summer holiday companion and ended up whizzing through its 350 pages in a single day..." @uncoolgirlreads (full review here)

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"...It’s one of those books that manages to be both heartbreaking but also humorous, and I can totally see why it’s getting so much attention. It’s also a fun book for word nerds...I loved that both characters were so obsessed with language, and I definitely learnt a few foreign words I didn’t know!" @whatchrissiereadnext (full review here)

 

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"...Although I'm not a married or a mother, it was easy to step into Grace's shoes as she flashed back to stages of her life & recent events- the big life-altering event is slowly unravelled throughout this, and was a truly shocking twist 😱..." @storyofmyshelf (full review here)

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Amazing Grace Adams
Grace Adams is one bad day away from saving her life.
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