Catherine Hernandez’s nationally bestselling novel, THE STORY OF US, has been receiving tremendous press and praise that we are excited to share!
Not only was THE STORY OF US an instant bestseller after its release on February 28, 2023 but it has been revered for it’s powerful, bold and intimate story by multiple outlets and we are happy to share just a few of them below:
- Chatelaine included THE STORY OF US in their 9 New Winter Reads for 2023
- The Globe & Mail included THE STORY OF US in their Top 30 Canadian Reads to Read in 2023
- The Toronto Star gave THE STORY OF US a poignant review
- CBC shared a powerful excerpt from THE STORY OF US prior to it’s release
- The Globe & Mail shared a feature discussing how Catherine explored the hopefulness of human connection in THE STORY OF US
- Catherine appeared on an episode of the Can’t Lit Podcast talking about THE STORY OF US, writing with energy, untraditional families and narrators and so much more
- Catherine also appeared on a segment of The Next Chapter podcast interviewed by Ryan B. Patrick to chat about THE STORY OF US
About the book:
Like many Overseas Filipino Workers, Mary Grace Concepcion has lived a life of sacrifices. First, she left her husband, Ale, to be a caregiver in Hong Kong. Now, she has travelled even farther, to Canada, in the hopes of one day sponsoring Ale and having children of their own.
But when she arrives in Toronto, she must navigate a series of bewildering and careless employers and unruly children. Mary Grace seeks new employment as a Personal Support Worker and begins caring for Liz, an elderly patient suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, whose health is as fragile as her rundown bungalow beside the Rouge River in Scarborough. While Mary Grace’s time with her charge challenges her conservative beliefs, she soon becomes Liz’s biggest ally, and the friendship that grows between them will turn out to be just as legendary as Liz’s past.
Beautifully narrated by the all-seeing eye of Mary Grace’s newborn baby, The Story of Us is a novel about sisterhood, about blood and chosen family, and about how belonging can be found where we least expect it.
Catherine is represented by Marilyn Biderman.