Grace has long hidden the details of her unhappy childhood from those closest to her. Raised by an largely unmedicated manic depressive mother in England, Grace couldn't wait to get away and start a new life in America with Ted Chapman, a moody, demanding, and very successful author who is the love of her life. With the help of a wonderful personal assistant, Grace manages Ted's moods and sometimes abusive behavior for years while playing the part of the perfect society wife and mother. Grace also works as a chef at a local home for abused women. Her secret fear is that she might have inherited her mother's condition.
When their longtime assistant leaves to care for her elderly mother, Grace is faced with juggling household responsibilities, organizing Ted's schedule amid his unpredictable mood swings, and her own career. Just as things reach chaos, Beth appears out of nowhere, apparently the perfect person to organize their home and their lives. Energetic, proactive, and upbeat, Beth seems a Godsend, or is she too good to be true? Little by little Beth seems to be stealing Grace's life and, perhaps, her sanity along with it.
If you enjoy a well-done Lifetime movie, this novel is for you. It has everything you could ask for: the scheming assistant, the too-trusting wife, the clueless husband, and some interesting medical shenanigans. I really enjoyed it from start ti finish and I would recommend it. At the end of a long, cold winter, Saving Grace might be just the thing to get rid of those lingering blahs!
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