Becoming Grace
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Becoming Grace
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Narrated by:
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Amy Cameron
About this listen
Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck.
Grace Darling nearly drowned when she was eight years old, leaving her with a fear of boats and the sea. But it’s a fear she has to overcome as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, living on the Longstone Rock with her parents, four brothers, three sisters and her beloved dog, Happy.
Losses at sea bring shadows to an otherwise idyllic childhood, but everything Grace learns growing up on the coast is put to the test in 1838, when The Forfarshire is wrecked on the Harcar Rock, and she has to row out through the storm to the rescue.
Particularly suitable for listeners aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
©2025 Hilary McKay (P)2025 HarperCollins PublishersCritic reviews
"Hilary McKay has a unique gift for bringing to life whole families – whole worlds – in a matter of moments with her crystal-clear prose and her artist's eye for detail. This little book shines like sea treasure – a true story, beautifully told and glittering with life." — Lucy Strange