Can I read Grace Beside Me on EtoBox?

Grace Beside Me by Josie Wowolla Boyle; Sue McPherson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Grace Beside Me about?

Written from teenager girl Fuzzy Mac's perspective, Grace Beside Me is a quirky, warmly rendered story of home and family life in a small town. The black&write! judges remarked on the authentic feel of the Indigenous home life of Fuzzy Mac and her grandparents — her guardians since the death of her mother. Awkward episodes of teen rivalry and romance sit happily alongside the mystery of Gran's visions and an encounter with a ghost. The story sits against a backdrop of amazing characters including the holocaust survivor who went to school with Einstein; the sleazy, once-good-looking Mayor; the little priest always rushing off to bury someone before the heat gets to them; the wife basher up the road; Lola's Forest, dedicated to Lola, a traditional Aboriginal woman who met Ned Kelly — and Nan and Pop. Grace Beside Me interweaves the mundane with the profound and the spiritual — it is full of wisdom and good advice (Fuzzy call's Nan 'the queen of all knowing') on everything from how to to 'sit a while' in the bush and connect with country to how to properly hang out the washing.

Who reads Grace Beside Me?

Author

Josie Wowolla Boyle; Sue McPherson

Publisher

Magabala Books

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781922142238

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.36 / 5 (39 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14