True Grace

True Grace, by Karen E. Osborne, is a shocking tale of betrayal, tragedy, and insurmountable challenges. The protagonist, Grace, faces the harshness of life with “grace” and intelligence. She struggles to care for her children and the challenge of protecting them from the dangers of the world she lives in. The story moves at a consistent pace from one surprise and harrowing experience to another.

Osborne brings to life complex and flawed characters through her magnificent writing that embroils the reader in the 1920s. Grace’s past is shown through vivid flashbacks of her beginnings in the Congo, to England, Jamaica, and finally New York. The story carries you into the grand homes of the elite and to the lurid dark speakeasies of the times.