{"product_id":"the-grace-year-9781250145444","title":"The Grace Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA speculative thriller in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Power\u003c\/i\u003e. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel and an absolute page-turner. Liggett's deeply suspenseful book brilliantly explores the high cost of a misogynistic world that denies women power and does it with a heart-in-your-throat, action-driven story that's equal parts horror-laden fairy tale, survival story, romance, and resistance manifesto. I couldn't stop reading.\" - Libba Bray, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSurvive the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That's why they're banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life--a society that doesn't pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it's not just the brutal elements they must fear. It's not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith sharp prose and gritty realism, \u003ci\u003eThe Grace Year\u003c\/i\u003e examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wednesday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250145444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019 pg. 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507239 \/ Grace Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kim Liggett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648631173276,"sku":"9781250145444","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9dec53ba-619e-4e67-87b2-9708f39838d4.jpg?v=1603870591","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-grace-year-9781250145444","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}