Grace Notes: A Musical Memoir

by Katie M. DeBonville

A tune with familiar strains…

Katie M. DeBonville has always understood her life through music.

From the moment she picked up the flute at ten, music became her language—for belonging, for identity, for change. From teenage soundtracks of the 1980s to a career shaped by music off the stage, it has followed her through every turning point.

Now, on the cusp of fifty and facing a period of profound personal change, Katie begins to listen more closely—to the patterns, the pauses, and the unexpected shifts that have defined her life.

Grace Notes is a deeply personal yet universal memoir about growth, relationships, and the quiet ways we come to understand ourselves. Messy, graceful, and deeply human, it’s a story that will feel both familiar—and entirely its own.

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Praise for Grace Notes

“DeBonville's multifaceted and deep relationship with music serves beautifully as the framework for recounting relatable stories—sometimes humorous, sometimes nostalgic, always meaningful—that readers from all generations will feel and enjoy right from the first sentence.”

—Juliet Litterer Majmudar from The Perfect Page

About the Author

Katie M. DeBonville’s work has been published in Stonecoast Review, Sad Girl Diaries, Quibblelit, Fauxmoir, and other publications. A flutist with three decades of arts fundraising experience, DeBonville often writes about being a single woman in Boston, music, and relationships. She has participated in readings with GrubStreet, Cambridge Common Writers, the International Women’s Writing Guild, and the Dylan Thomas Summer School in Lampeter, Wales. A Massachusetts native, DeBonville holds degrees in music from Bucknell University and New England Conservatory and earned her MFA from Lesley University’s low-residency creative writing program. When not writing, she enjoys attending concerts, browsing in independent bookstores, and sipping a good glass of wine. Grace Notes is her first book.