A senseless suicide shatters ria’s perfect world and derails the young girls best laid plans. Heartbroken, she escapes to the US, leaving behind everyone who loves her. In this distant land, she finds love and rebuilds her life. But just when she thinks that life is falling in place, it falls apart, again. Close to edge and desperate, she turns to her roots, to find the girl she once was, full of hopes and dreams. State of grace is a coming-of-age novel that attempts to answer questions – does a broken heart ever heal? Is hope truly the SA VI or of one’s soul?.