Hers is the guiding insight that propels and grounds The Saving Graces. Divorced and free, she’s falling for her single, attractive neighbor a man she’s sure must be gay. It’s true, I know.I’m driving him away.’Isabel, the oldest, is a survivor whose wisdom and strength were forged by the worst trials life can offer. He says I blame everything that’s wrong with my whole life, on the fact that we can’t have children. ‘I know I’m consumed by our infertility, and that’s nor fair to Henry… The Saving Graces are the sounding board on which she unburdens her hopes and fears.

But her overwhelming desire for motherhood threatens to destroy an idyllic marriage. But they’re always so patient and supportive.’Lee, whom they all are sure is ‘the normal one,’ longs for a baby. ‘I don’t know why my friends bother with me, I’m so high maintenance.

She’s not sure where she’d be without The Saving Graces. She believes that ‘bad news doesn’t hurt as much if you hear it in good company.’A beauty with an extraordinary gift for love and a shaky, dysfunctional past, Rudy is desperately trying to hold on to her deeply troubled marriage. For her, The Saving Graces are fall breakers extraordinaire. soft hearted skeptic, doesn’t believe in love until she meets the one man she can’t have. Calling themselves The Saving Graces, the quartet is united by understanding, honesty, and acceptance an ephemeral connection that has grown stronger as the years go by…Įmma, a sharp tongued. and Isabel have shared a deep affection that has helped them deal with husbands, lovers, careers, children the ebb and flow of expectations and disappointments common to us all. In this wonderfully warm, humorous, and moving novel, Patricia Gaffney paints a rich portrait of this delicate yet resilient bond through the lives of four charming. A source of solace, support, and nourishment, it is a tie that powerfully connects woman to woman in unforgettable, joyous, sometimes painful ways. Friendship sustains and enriches women’s lives in way’s no romantic or family relationship ever can.

Wild at heart by patricia gaffney