
Full of Grace and Mischief: A Conversation & Wine Reception with the Authors
Join us for a special wine reception and conversation with the authors of Full of Grace and Mischief at The Desoto in historic downtown Savannah!
Close friends. Southern storytellers. Sacred troublemakers. Maureen Pacifici Smith and Fran Thomas are longtime friends who connected in Savannah, Georgia, and have spent hours and hours laughing, crying, bantering back and forth, and story-swapping together.
Their debut novel, Full of Grace and Mischief, is a deeply personal and poignant look at girlhood, Catholicism, and the bittersweet complexity of growing up in the South. Drawing from their own experiences (and a little mischief of their own), they bring humor, heart, and honesty to the page. Their shared love of art—and the many artists who’ve inspired them—continues to shape their creative lives. Whether they’re writing or reminiscing, they carry the kind of friendship that makes for unforgettable fiction.
You are invited!
Wine reception begins at 5:30 in the private lobby of The Desoto (enter the Desoto at the 300 Bull Street entrance). At 6:00 we will gather in the the hotel’s Pulaski Room to hear about how Pacifici and Thomas, through their collaborative writing, have woven together a heartfelt Southern coming-of-age story spanning decades of devotion and disruption that creates a raw and radiant portrait of friendship and forgiveness.
This event is FREE and open to the public! Books will be available for sale by The Book Lady at the entrance to the Pulaski Room. Book signing following the event.
READ ON for more about Grace and Mischief…