Grace's Pictures

By Cindy Thomson

Description:

Grace McCaffery hopes that the bustling streets of New York hold all the promise that the lush hills of Ireland did not. As her efforts to earn enough money to bring her mother to America fail, she wonders if her new Brownie camera could be the answer. But a casual stroll through a beautiful New York City park turns into a hostile run-in with local gangsters, who are convinced her camera holds the first and only photos of their elusive leader. A policeman with a personal commitment to help those less fortunate finds Grace attractive and longs to help her, but Grace believes such men cannot be trusted. Spread thin between her quest to rescue her mother, do well in a new nanny job, and avoid the gang intent on intimidating her, Grace must put her faith in unlikely sources to learn the true meaning of courage and forgiveness.

Why the author wrote this book:

The legacies of those who came before us has always enthralled me. I am interested in history and how the events impacted us. In Grace's Pictures the introduction of the Brownie Camera changed photography forever. Now everyone had access and could snap pictures at will. What if that got someone in trouble?