Circle of Grace: A Novel

When tragedy occurs four friends come together in a bittersweet reunion and are forced to confront the falsehoods and also embrace the truth in their lives. On college graduation day Grace and her friendsLiz Tess and Loveyagreed to keep a journal that would make the rounds. They vowed to always be truthful. For three decades the journal has been circulating carrying stories of Lizs missions against social injustices Tesss successful career and home life and Loveys fairy-tale marriage to a former pro football player-turned-executive. As for Grace she never intends to deceive her seemingly content friends. She cant bear to admit how her life has spiraled downward and the dismal realities she faces everyday. So at first she simply embellishes the truth omitting a few details from her entries. But over the years one exaggeration leads to another until most of the life she has written is fiction. Now Grace is extremely ill. Alone and desolate with nothing to lose she reaches out to her friends. Reunited they help her face the battle of her life while embarking on the most important struggle of their own livesthe fight for honesty and friendship.