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Sailing For Grace
by Joseph Bauer

Published: 2024-09-15T00:0
Paperback : 410 pages
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"Sailing for Grace" follows Will Goodbow, a wealthy businessman who makes a promise to his late wife, Grace, to help reunite migrant children separated from their parents at the border. Despite his lack of expertise in immigration matters, Will feels compelled to fulfill his promise to Grace, ...
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"Sailing for Grace" follows Will Goodbow, a wealthy businessman who makes a promise to his late wife, Grace, to help reunite migrant children separated from their parents at the border. Despite his lack of expertise in immigration matters, Will feels compelled to fulfill his promise to Grace, leading him to El Paso where he seeks to understand the situation at the US-Mexico border.

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You couldn’t say that Will Goodbow was one of those people who didn’t know what he had until he’d lost it. He’d known it all along.
It made losing Grace all the harder for him, harder than losing anything before, harder, he thought, than anything he could ever lose again. But now, after all that had happened, he understood that when a loss was deep enough, it could hollow down through your lungs and gut and lie sleeping in your soul like a troubled guest. And once awakened, it could take you places you never imagined. ... view entire excerpt...

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How the current political climate, particularly the immigration crisis, affects our society

How personal relationships can be strained due to external political pressures and systemic injustices

How having differing political views can affect relationships, particularly a marriage

His motivation behind writing this novel and his writing process

His writing style, how he manages to write in a way that allows for balanced pacing, a story that unfolds gradually and deep character development

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