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"Graceland is a sparkling, warm-hearted, witty debut. I so enjoyed joining these three generations of women on their action-packed road trip to Memphis!" -Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Hope Robinson can't seem to please anyone lately, especially not her mother, the flamboyant soap star Olivia Grant. Olivia…

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1 author picked Graceland as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved this book by Nancy Crochiere because I read it at a time this past year when I needed a lift. It has a light-hearted, humorous tone but also has depth.

It centers around the fraught relationship between a zany grandmother, a ready-to-please mother, and an off-beat daughter. Their road trip from Boston to Memphis is filled with hilarity and poignant moments as secrets are revealed, causing them to bond in new ways. 

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