12 | kregel.com Related Titles Unique Selling Points What Remains Is Grace A Novel Tina N. Shelton Award-winning author pens a moving literary tale about the inconvenience of aging and the power of going home I t’s 1997, and college grad Grace Downing is taking the next big step in her career: a teaching job on the North Shore of Chicago. She packs up her life and makes the journey, only to discover upon arrival that the offer has been rescinded. Reeling, she refuses to return home and ends up on the South Side, teaching Honors English at the very same high school where her childhood crush now works. Longtime family friend Candi has been living in Grace’s childhood home for the last several years, and had been caring for their elderly neighbor Nelda, who passed away the year prior. So when a devastated Grace calls her, Candi welcomes her with open arms despite internal battles with grief, memo- ries, and questions about Nelda’s life—and the looming decision of whether to care for her estranged husband next. When Grace’s sister comes to stay with them, the three band together to learn more about Nelda’s history, her myriad secrets, and her unfinished stories. As the women wrestle with their individual pasts, they grow into roles they didn’t expect— and discover God in ways new and profound for each of them. Tina N. Shelton is the registrar at Chicago Theological Seminary and a pastor in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is the award-winning author of This Ain’t No Promised Land. Find her at tinanshelton.com. 978-0-8254-4891-1 $18.99 Paperback • 5.5 x 8.5 • 304 pages FICTION / African American & Black / Christian Kregel Publications • Rights: WW October 20, 2026 • Tactfully handles life transitions, including coming-of-age and end of life, making this novel relatable for readers of all ages • Addresses difficult topics such as discrimination, redlining, and dementia • Tina’s debut novel featuring the same characters, This Ain’t No Promised Land, won a 2025 Christianity Today Book Award, a 2024 Foreword INDIES Gold, and a 2024 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award This Ain’t No Promised Land 978-0-8254-4851-5 $18.99 The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon 978-0-8254-4732-7 $18.99
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