The Grandmother’s Journal — Paperback

She left behind a journal—and the truth she could never say aloud.

After her grandmother Evelyn’s death, Clara Bennett discovers a journal hidden beneath an old chair. Inside its pages is a young woman Clara never knew: a woman in love, a mother separated from her baby, and a keeper of secrets that shaped generations.

Following faded letters and long-buried memories, Clara searches for the missing son and the choices that kept him apart from the family. But finding the truth is only the beginning. The people it touches must decide what to do with it—and whether there is room at the table for someone they never knew was missing.

Filled with tender humor, difficult conversations, sorrow, and unexpected joy, The Grandmother’s Journal is a realistic family novel about the lives we inherit, the choices we regret, and the courage it takes to tell the truth with love.

Inside this illustrated edition

• 25 complete chapters
• 208-page illustrated edition
• 25 full-page chapter illustrations
• A separate illustration page and chapter title page before each chapter’s text
• Themes of family secrets, adoption, grief, belonging, and reconciliation

Your selected format: Paperback

One physical 6 × 9 inch paperback, 208 pages. Digital files and decorative props are not included.

This is a work of fiction, not a blank journal or a record of actual people. Themes include bereavement, adoption, family separation, and reconciliation. Story and illustrations created with AI assistance. Product photographs are illustrative mockups; screen colors and printed colors can vary. Formats are sold separately.