The Acquisition of Elizabeth Grace

On New Year’s Eve of 1970, sisters Sophie and Olivia’s lives change forever with the ill-fated discovery of a sapphire and diamond bracelet gifted to their mother, Elizabeth Grace Bennett Bannister.

Their mother hails from an old money family from England, and grew up roaming the halls of the vast and beautiful Harrington Hall mansion with her siblings. After the events of this evening, Elizabeth Grace all but disappears from their lives, and the sisters are left to ponder why their mother never returned home with their father.

When Sophie and Olivia receive the opportunity to return to England years later, a series of disturbing buried secrets and scandals surrounding the characters of Harrington Hall begin to emerge. With elder sister Sophie taking the lead, the girls set out to reconnect with their estranged English family, and finally find an answer to their looming questions: What happened to Elizabeth Grace? And what other ghosts does Harrington Hall hide?

"[Gwen's first novel, The Girlfriend Book,] struck a chord with our book club of fifteen women who have shared hard earned wisdom, joy, heartbreak, and crossover life experiences...Gwen Harvey’s The Acquisition of Elizabeth Grace will certainly be on our book list." —Victoria E. Pullen