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A lovely book about finding your own voice.
 
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asendor | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Feb 15, 2024 |
This is what I would call a hidden gem that I wish I would've read sooner. It's an amazing, enjoyable, and down-to-earth story about a young woman whose mother dies and leaves a request as her dying wish for Sara to finish the last book in her famous book series.
Sara is learning how to live after a failed marriage, getting back into life after her mother's battle and death with cancer. She's only ever done writing for greeting cards and the like so it's a daunting task that is presented to her by her mother's death of trying to figure out how to finish writing her mother's bestselling book series and come out from the shadow of her famous mother. In the process, Sara finds and learns more about herself, her mother, her family, and her talent, hopes, and dreams.
This is a tale of overcoming self-doubt and building self-confidence and finally achieving your goals and realizing your dream and having the courage to follow your own path. This is also a heartwarming tale of family, love, loss, and romance thrown in the mix too.
I would highly recommend putting this on your radar, picking it up, and reading it for an enjoyable, fantastic read.
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Kiaya40 | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Jun 19, 2023 |
A best-selling author dies before she can complete the fifth book in a wildly popular series that has been adapted for movies. In her will, she tasks her daughter, Sara Grayson, to complete that much-anticipated novel. Sara tried previously to write a novel but put that dream aside after her draft was eviscerated by a publishing friend of her mother’s. Her self-confidence had fallen even more after her recent divorce, and Sara questioned why her mother would give her what she thought was an impossible task.

Joani Elliott uses that premise to examine a number of themes, including creativity, self-worth, and family. The reader sees how Sara reacts as she questions her capabilities. Is it worth staying in a safe, smaller place in the world? Or is it better for her to take a leap of faith that could include pain, major life questions, and the possibility of a large-scale public failure?

The reader is inside Sara Grayson’s mind as she learns more about her family and herself. She writes in charming locales that welcome the reader to settle comfortably and appreciate how each one advances the story.

The Audacity of Sara Grayson is a wonderful summer read. Joani Elliott did a terrific job bringing the reader into an enjoyable story with a great ending.
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life2reinvent | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | May 25, 2021 |
Wow. And I say WOW again!

What a book. This book is perfect for a vacation read, but it is a little 'heavier' than normal for a beach read. It has everything you need -mystery and a lot of that, romance but not the main focus, learning about what writers go through to get a book out there, a bit of villainy, a lot of sisterly love, and frustration.

One of the oddest things for me is that this happened to one of my favorite authors -she passed away before finishing the last book she was writing. I never thought about what it took for the 'replacement author' to finish what the original author started. So this book really made me think.

The only complaint I can say that I have is that the author talks about something in a safety deposit box, but we, the readers, never get to find out just what was in there! I thought that there might have been an epilogue explaining that, but alas, no!

*ARC supplied by the publisher, author, and NetGalley.
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Cats57 | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Apr 22, 2021 |

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Obres
1
Membres
36
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#397,831
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4.1
Ressenyes
5
ISBN
5