The Audacity of Sara Grayson

By: Joani Elliott

Narrated by: Libby McKnight

What happens when the world’s greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series? And what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears she’s not a real writer?

Sara Grayson is a 32-year-old greeting card writer about to land the toughest assignment of her life. Three weeks after the death of her mother - a world-famous suspense novelist - Sara learns that her mother’s dying wish is for her to write the final book in her best-selling series.

Sara has lived alone with her dog, Gatsby, ever since her husband walked out with their Pro Double Waffle Maker and her last shred of confidence. She can’t fathom writing a book for 30 million fans - not when last week’s big win was resetting the microwave clock.

But in a bold move that surprises even herself, Sara takes it on. Against an impossible deadline and a publisher intent on sabotaging her every move, Sara discovers that stepping into her mother’s shoes means stumbling on family secrets she was never meant to find - secrets that threaten her mother’s legacy and the very book she’s trying to create.

©2021 Joani Elliot (P)2021 Recorded Books

I really enjoyed this!

I really enjoyed listening to this, there wasn’t one part that I didn’t like. It was easy to listen to and didn’t want to stop. It was a sweet story.

Enjoyable story of a young woman finding her way.

Enjoyable storyline but some of the primary character relationships would have benefited from more depth. The cadence of the plot line was a slow roll until the last few chapters in a mad rush to reveal all the secrets. There were opportunities to peel this back more evenly balancing the interest of the story along the way. Performance sounded almost robotic at times, sometimes also hard to distinguish which character was speaking during conversations.

Fun Read

This was a fun read -- I listened to the audio version. I could easily relate to the characters and was left wondering "what is in the safety deposit box?" Is more to come? I was surprised to hear the performer mispronounce "library" several times. At first I thought it was attributed to a certain character but it was used each time the word "library" was mentioned.

For all the writer out there

This book does such a great job explaining what it really is like to be a writer. The storyline is great!

So good!

Interesting plot & amazing characters - loved listening to it! Would love to see this book get turned into a movie or mini series!