Teresa Hirst is the author of Flowers of Grace, a novel inspired by a true story, published in February 2015 by Little Forest Big Spring Press. This story of love and loss, friendship and forgiveness—set in an upscale St. Louis boutique—is a heart-wrenching book club choice. She is also the author of the nonfiction inspirational book, Twelve Stones to Remember Him: Building Memorials of Faith from Financial Crisis published by Walnut Springs Press in January 2014. In this book, true stories of the recession’s economic, emotional and spiritual impact on twelve families reveal how truths from an ancient memorial can help us cope with faith during our own difficult crossings.
Set in an upscale St. Louis boutique when retail customers are trading brick and mortar stores for online shopping, Flowers of Grace is a story of love and loss, friendship and forgiveness. Grace inherits a hibiscus with a legacy she fears she will kill. Both Grace and the hibiscus blossom through a wedding and a birth, but its unexpected death pushes her to face false assumptions, opening a path for new love to appear.