{"product_id":"state-of-grace-sandra-moran-9781612940915","title":"State of Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eState of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e is, sadly, the last beautiful, moving achievement from a woman whose wit, intelligence, and loving humanity can be felt on every page of all her books.\" --George Hodgman, author of \u003ci\u003eBettyville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirdie Holloway is a typical eleven-year-old growing up in a small, corn-fed Kansas town in the early 1980s--that is until her best friend, Grace, is brutally murdered. Suddenly, everything changes for Birdie, and everything she believes she knows about her insulated small-town life is called into question. Obsessed in figuring out who killed her friend, Birdie spends years trying to find the murderer. Eventually, she connects with someone who is every bit as interested in the case as she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone who knows how close she is to solving the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone who will kill again to keep her quiet . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Moran\u003c\/b\u003e was an author and assistant adjunct professor of anthropology. Her debut novel\u003ci\u003e, Letters Never Sent\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2013 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. Revisions on \u003ci\u003eState of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, her final novel, were completed in September 2015. Less than a month later, she was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. She passed away on November 7, 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612940919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612940915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bywater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Sandra Moran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984616653055,"sku":"9781612940915","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e111d95-60e8-476f-8b28-f2128ccd55f4.jpg?v=1683273278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-of-grace-sandra-moran-9781612940915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}