Set around the time of the 2003 Iraq War, Act of Grace contains seven linked short stories about family, violence, fear, and sacrifice.
Nasim, an Iraqi girl whose mother helps Saddam with his poetry, calls the dictator \'Uncle\' an.
Robbie, a teenager in Melbourne, self-destructs after her father develops early onset dementia.
Toohey, an Australian soldier in Baghdad, returns home with shrapnel lodged in his neck, haunted by memories, looking for rocks to throw at his young son, Gerry.
Set around the time of the 2003 Iraq War, Act of Grace contains seven linked short stories about family, violence, fear, and sacrifice