Second Grace: stories of fresh starts, second chances, and also running away

Sit down, sugar, and enjoy a story. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite pastime and read a new kind of fairy tale. Candace Leigh Coulombe unravels stories of restless characters, from farm wives to socialites, searching for better lives. Twenty-four aching, lovely, and tender tales are each complete in 2,500 words or less. Second Grace was the winner of the Compliations/Anthologies category of the 2010 Beach Book Festival and received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 San Francisco Book Festival. Among the stories is "ScentEasy," which won the 2009 Environmental Futures writing prize.This Book Club Edition of Second Grace includes notes from the author, questions for discussion, and a new story.