At 33, Grace Whittaker is convinced she’s finally figured herself out. By 38, that certainty has unraveled completely. In Ways to Find Yourself by Angela Brown (releasing May 1, 2026), that shift—subtle at first, then all-consuming—becomes the foundation for a story that explores how fragile our sense of self really is.
The novel opens with Grace at 33, secure in who she believes herself to be. But when the narrative moves forward five years, everything has changed. Her mother has died, her writing career has stalled, and her marriage is quietly falling apart. Returning to Sea Drift, the beach town of her childhood, feels less like a retreat and more like a last attempt to make sense of a life that no longer fits.
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