The Glory of Green by Judy Christie is number 3 in the Green series (Gone to Green, Goodness Gracious Green). Green is a small town in Louisiana. The story is based around Lois Barker, a newcomer to the town who has come to love it and it’s community. She’s the owner of the small-town newspaper and has plans to wed Chris, a native of Green. Lois is surprised when Chris, a high school teacher and widow catches her off guard when he tells her that he wants to give his modest home to a Spanish family from church who need shelter. Lois was left a house by her Aunt Helen which her and Chris plan on living in after their marriage but when a tornado hits during their wedding their lives are turned upside down and they are left homeless. Instead of going on their honeymoon, they move into a hotel while they help the community rebuild not only the material things but the pieces of their hearts that have been broken by the destruction. Lois leads her small town newspaper team to provide excellent coverage, help organize support and restore Green to the town she fell in love with.
It’s hard to resist the small town charm of the characters in the book and the relationships they have with each other. Each chapter starts with a quote from The Green News-Item. This is one I found particularly cute: ” Summer Montgomery of the Ringgold community had an excellent performance at T-ball this week, according to her Mawmaw Evelyn. “She found seven four leaf clovers during one game,” Evelyn said. “Things like that do not happen everyday, and we think that the newspaper photographer should have come out here to get a picture.” This correspondent reminds you we welcome reader snapshots as long as they aren’t too blurry.”
The Glory of Green is an inspirational, faith based book. It includes discussion questions in the back, perfect for book groups. The book retails for less than $10 on Amazon.com .
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