An Inexpressible State of Grace

by Cameron Abbott

An Inexpressible State of Grace

By Cameron Abbott

Harrington Park Press

 

 

At first I put off reading this book, mainly because at first glance it sounded like a straight story since the book opens with main character, Ashleigh Moore, dissatisfied in her heterosexual marriage.

But, I’m happy to say that it is most definitely not a straight story.

Now, after having read An Inexpressible State of Grace, I have to admit that I wish I had read it sooner. Because of the main

character’s heterosexuality, Abbott has managed to create a very realistic character and plot.

Of course, Moore doesn’t stay married to her husband and eventually finds love in the arms of a woman, but, this is not your typical straight woman lead into lesbianism for the sake of her lover getting a toaster oven. And, that’s a big relief because those stories, however possible they may be, just don’t seem like the norm in daily life. Abbott makes sure her reader knows that Moore had a very intense relationship with a woman years before while in college. In addition to the romance, there’s a family secret lurking in Moore’s past, which will definitely have you turning pages right up to the very end. I highly recommend this work.

After reading this book, I’ll be on the lookout for more from Abbott.

(as published in Family & Friends Magazine, January 2006)