Grace After Henry audiobook by Eithne Shortall

Narrated by Alana Kerr Collins and Euan Morton (2019)

Grace After Henry audiobook cover by Eithne Shortall

Grace sees her boyfriend Henry everywhere — in the supermarket, on the street, at the graveyard. Only Henry is dead. He died two months earlier, leaving a huge hole in Grace's life and in her heart. But then Henry turns up to fix the boiler one evening, and Grace can't decide if she's hallucinating or has suddenly developed psychic powers.

Grace isn't going mad — the man in front of her is not Henry at all, but someone else who looks uncannily like him. The hole in Grace's heart grows ever larger. Grace becomes captivated by this stranger, Andy — to her, he is Henry, and yet he is not. Reminded of everything she once had, can Grace recreate that lost love with Andy, resurrecting Henry in the process, or does loving Andy mean letting go of Henry?


Audiobook review

AudioFile Magazine reviewed the performance by Alana Kerr Collins and Euan Morton:

"Grace is shattered until Henry's long-lost twin, Andy, portrayed by Euan Morton, shows up. This dramatic twist is given gravity, thanks to the talented narration and the story's subtle nod to a secondary character's love of soap operas. Andy is Australian, and Morton's accent is good."
Kirkus Reviews (April 2019)

Critical praise for the book


"Shortall's American debut does not go for easy solutions but shows how grief manifests differently for those who experience it."
— Booklist (starred review), via Penguin Random House
"Insightful . . . Shortall's thought-provoking potentialities combined with her perceptive characterizations are certain to keep Grace and Andy in the reader's mind for a long time."
"A poignant love story . . . Bittersweet and charming, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes."
— Shelf Awareness, via Penguin Random House

About Eithne Shortall

Eithne Shortall is a journalist and author based in Dublin. She is the arts correspondent for the Sunday Times Ireland and has worked as a television and radio presenter. Grace After Henry is her American debut novel. Her subsequent novels include Three Little Truths (2020) and Love in Row 27.


Publication Details

Grace After Henry

Audio ISBN
Print ISBN
9780525537861
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons (print) / Penguin Audio (audio)
Release Date
March 12, 2019
Audiobook Length
10 hours
Genre
Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Links

Grace After Henry: Audible | Amazon | Penguin Random House