The Grace Year -- Kim Liggett, Hardcover

The Instant New York Times Bestseller

A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture

"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, New York Times bestselling author

Survive the year.

No one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden.

In 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.

Sixteen-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.

With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.

Author: Kim Liggett
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781250145444
Age Range: 14-18

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507239 / Grace Year


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 83
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2019
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2019 pg. 170
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 75
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2019 pg. 74
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019

About the Author
Kim Liggett, originally from the rural Midwest, moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. She's the author of Blood and Salt, Heart of Ash, The Last Harvest (Bram Stoker Award Winner), The Unfortunates, and The Grace Year. Kim spends her free time studying tarot and scouring Manhattan for rare vials of perfume and the perfect egg-white cocktail.