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Alison Ragsdale

Dignity and Grace Kindle Edition

by Alison Ragsdale (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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On her 21st birthday, gifted cellist Iona Muir receives a package from her estranged father containing a letter from her mother, Grace, a talented musician who tragically died ten years earlier. Reeling from what she reads, Iona soon discovers a mysterious, faded photograph of Grace, hidden inside her cello case.

Honoring her mother's request, Iona visits Grace's beloved music teacher, taking the first step on an emotional trail of discovery that has been left for her. As Grace's story unfolds, Iona gains a deeper insight into the mother she lost and the heartbreaking truth about Grace’s last months. The more Iona learns, the more she is drawn back to her family home, on the remote Scottish island of Orkney, and to her father.

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280 pages
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Publication date

July 27, 2020
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Dignity and Grace circles around a young woman's journey to unravel the secrets about her mother, and the unexpected path her journey takes.This poignant story delivers all of the familial pathos, love and redemption that I've come to expect from an Alison Ragsdale story. I look forward to her encore! - Peggy Lampman, bestselling author of The Ruby of the Sea.

This is a tender, emotional story of how strongly the threads of family and love hold us together. One you won't want to miss. - Judith Keim, best-selling author of Breakfast at the Beach House Hotel.

Dignity and Grace is the atmospheric, heartwarming story of a young woman retracing the steps of her mother's last journey, on which she uncovers long buried secrets and difficult truths about the people she loves. Ragsdale confronts the emotionally charged issues of a tragic death with sensitivity, courage, and forgiveness. - Kerry Anne King, bestselling author of Everything You Are.

Alison Ragsdale mines the depths of love and forgiveness in this poignant story that leads readers on a journey of reflection and the true meaning of family. The rugged beauty of Scotland provides a splendid backdrop. - Patricia Sands, author of the bestselling Love in Provence series.

Alison Ragsdale's pace and prose sparkle in this beautifully crafted tale of a young woman losing her mother and finding herself. In a surprising series of twists and turns, Iona Muir follows the trail of letters her mother left behind and discovers a father's love far greater than she ever imagined. A page turner from start to finish. - Bette Lee Crosby, USA Today Bestselling Author of Emily, Gone.

A story as beautiful, as it is heart-rending... the author brings forth emotional elements that truly make this story what it is... a soul-stirring journey of the heart~ through courage, strength, forgiveness and love. A Goodreads reviewer.

A very heart-warming and emotional novel about the never-ending love of family and friends and forgiveness. Everyone should read this book. A Goodreads reviewer

I can't even begin to say how emotionally involved I became and how much I loved all of the characters. Completely and utterly this has touched my heart. The unexpected twists are utterly brilliant, just when you least expected it, another emotional layer gets added to the story. The beautiful details of the setting compliments the story and the whole package is absolutely spectacular! A Goodreads reviewer.

.This book is a story of loss, but with a beautiful ending of finding closure, finding yourself and finding the strength to carry on. I absolutely adored this story and every thought it provoked. A Goodreads reviewer

Product details

ASIN : B089FKKDNB
Publisher : Alison Ragsdale (July 27, 2020)
Publication date : July 27, 2020
Language : English
File size : 1692 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 280 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1733037756
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #123,484 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #162 in British & Irish Literature
- #166 in British Contemporary Literature
- #189 in Contemporary British Fiction

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teachlz

Music of Life and Death

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020

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Alison Ragsdale, the author of "Dignity and Grace" has written a memorable, thought-provoking, captivating, bittersweet, intriguing a poignant novel. The genres for this novel are literary fiction and fiction. The author describes her characters as colorful and dramatic characters as complex and complicated. The themes in this novel deal with death with dignity, secrets, second chances, forgiveness, hope, living, and love. The protagonist in this story Iona is on a quest for the truth. I love that the story has the essence of music and art

This story reminds me of this quote: "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything"- Plato

Iona receives a letter from her father on her 21st Birthday from her deceased mother, Grace. Grace was a professional cellist. Iona is about to go on a journey to learn about her mother's life and death. Along the way, Iona meets people that are important pieces of the emotional puzzle that Iona must solve. I love the way that Alison Ragsdale vividly describes the details of this amazing story. I would highly recommend this emotional and unique novel.

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sonnysmom

Emotional, Heartwarming

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020

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The title of this book says it all. What a heartwarming and emotional story. Iona retraced her Mother's last steps before her mother's passing. Along the way as she finds herself, she discovers family secrets that were buried. Still grieving her mother's loss and hurting.
The descriptions of Scotland made me feel like I was right there traveling this journey with Iona.
A book that once I started putting down was impossible as my heart was emotionally attached to Iona and what she was discovering.

I received an ARC prior to publication and decided to voluntarily review it. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Debb H/MrsBumbles

A Poignant Story

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020

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Alison Ragsdale's latest masterpiece "dignity & grace" is a 5 ⭐ deeply emotional and poignant story of family secrets, love, loss and forgiveness. Set in Scotland, with beautiful and vivid descriptions, I guarantee following Iona on her journey of discovery and understanding will be an experience you won't soon forget. Truly one of those books that at times I experienced the raw emotions and had to close my eyes and just digest for a bit.
Thank you Alison for trusting me with your Book Baby in the form of an ARC. She's beautiful! Well done! ❤️ I loved this book so much I purchased it for my Kindle!

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ReenaG

A soul stirring read!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021

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This is the first book I have read by this author and certainly won’t be the last one. It is a wonderful story set in beautiful Scotland as the backdrop. The characters fit in well with the story and seem very real and believable. I enjoyed taking the emotional journey with Iona Muir who is out in search of the secrets about her mother. A story of family, loss, forgiveness and hope will touch the hearts of many. It left me thinking of what the true meaning of FAMILY is. The essence of the book is captured in the quote “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music”-Sergel Rachmainoff.
Thank you Alison Ragsdale for your giveaway on She’s Reading With Kellie Facebook page. I truly devoured this book and am looking forward to reading many more books by you.

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Peggy Lampman

A beautifully wrought mystery to uncover the past!

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020

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The name says it all! Dignity and Grace circles around a young woman's journey to unravel the secrets about her mother, and the unexpected path her journey takes.This poignant story delivers all of the familial pathos, love and redemption that I've come to expect from an Alison Ragsdale story. I look forward to her encore!

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Chrisj

Beautifully written, heartbreaking and heartwarming story.

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021

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Beautifully written, heartbreaking and heartwarming story. This was the first book I read written by Alison Ragsdale, but will definitely not be the last. I enjoyed her writing style, characters and plot so much.

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Bonnie

Beautiful read

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2020

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A beautifully crafted story about a young woman's search for her mother's past, her music, her character, her family. Alison Ragsdale never fails to pull the reader in and make the story alive. A+

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Jan Crossen

Tender and thought provoking

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020

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This is a tender, thought provoking book. I enjoy this author and delighted in learning about her beautiful Scotland. Bravo!

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Good story, well written.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2020

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I thought the storyline rang true - how much we miss out on through looking back - but then the positive ending. I enjoyed it so much I ordered two more of her books.

DeAnna

Dignity and Grace

Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2020

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This was a great book and all I could think was what a fantastic movie it would make. Enjoyed it very much. I am still a little surprised that at the end instead of a proposal or a planned wedding, there’s just a romance with them living together in a short space of time. Modern day I guess.
Will look for more books by this author.