Gone to Green
In Gone tο Green, Lois goes frοm being a corporate journalist аt a large paper іn thе Midwest tο thе owner οf Thе Green News-Item, a small twice-weekly newspaper іn rural North Louisiana. Thе paper wаѕ аn unexpected inheritance frοm a close colleague, аnd Lois mυѕt keep іt fοr аt lеаѕt a year, bringing a host οf challenges, lessons, аnd blessings іntο hеr life. Whеn Lois pulls іntο Green οn Nеw Year’s Day, ѕhе expects a charming lіttlе town full οf smiling people. Shе quickly realizes hеr mistake. Aftеr settling іntο a loaned house out οn Route 2, ѕhе finds herself battling town prejudices аnd inner doubts аnd mаkіng friends wіth thе mοѕt surprising people: troubled teenager Katy, gοοd-looking catfish farmer Chris, wise аnd feisty Aunt Helen, аnd a female African-American physician named Kevin. Whether fighting a greedy, deceitful politician οr rescuing a dog ѕhе fears, Lois notices thе headlines іn hеr life hаνе dеfіnіtеlу improved. Shе learns hοw tο provide small-town news іn a b
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Review by A Reader Who Relates for Gone to Green
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Judy Christie created a marvelous story with her first novel about Lois, the big-city journalist, who finds herself the owner of a small-town newspaper in Louisiana. As this “outsider” becomes accustomed to her new surroundings, she makes many friends and enemies along the way. She is confronted throughout the story with not only her actions, but also her reactions when she is deals with injustice, compassion, judgement, and especially God’s will for her life. Well-written inspirational fiction has always been a favorite media of mine. I always get wrapped up in the story, all the while finding the heroin or hero dealing with basic values that each of us face every day of our lives. Judy Christie was a journalist for many years, and writes eloquently about what she knows best. She is currently a consultant and writes Christian motivational books….which she also does very, very well. As she combined the two with well-written fiction, she wrote a story with many characters her readers hope she will develop and introduce to us more deeply. Given an opportunity, this is an author who will give us many stories from Green, Louisiana in the future. This is a good book for the individual reader and an excellent story for book club discussions. Buy it. Read it. Enjoy it. Tell a friend.
Review by Anthony Zitto for Gone to Green
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I really enjoyed this book! It was a quick read but in no way fell short on details. There are many interesting characters in here that were very familiar to me. You will probably find that you already know many of these people in your own lives. And most of us can relate to the main character “Lois” with our daily struggles and figuring out which path to choose. The story flowed very smoothly and I found myself reading several chapters in a row. Now that I think about it, I’m ready for the next one.
Review by Jerry Cooper for Gone to Green
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I enjoyed this book very much and am ready for the next one. Having worked for a small daily paper, I had no trouble becoming a part of the story.
Review by Deborah for Gone to Green
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Having both worked on my school paper and being a high school correspondent for my local paper, I always enjoy reading books about newspapers. There’s something about having to meet deadlines, getting all the facts and discovering stories that could have major impact that always make for a good read for me. Therefore reading this book had great appeal for me, as I read about the adventures Lois had to face with going from big city newspaper to twice weekly small town Green.
I was really glad that even though there are prejudices and Lois having to deal with the “good ol’ boys club”, the book did not go into the way of stereotypes of both the south or small towns. There was nothing horribly cliched in the book which I was very grateful for. The town had a bunch of quirky and genuine characters that helped Lois get settled into a new life in Green. Even though some of the people took a while for both Lois and them to get warmed up to each other, after a while they began to accept her in their town and she began to feel like one of them. The main attraction of the story for me was seeing how the newspaper was run. I was glad to see that even though it was a small paper, the people took pride in running in. There were staff members who took their job seriously and had potential to move away to bigger things in the future.
If there was any qualms I had about the book, I would say that the resolution of the book happened really fast and I felt like I had missed it somehow. I found myself flipping back to make sure I had read what happened to everyone. Other than this, I thought this was a great read. It’s not preachy at all, faith is mentioned but it is not a main focus point. The story introduced me to how a small newspaper has to survive and also to the local flavor of the town of Green. I know that I am going to be excited to read the next book in the series and more adventures from the townsfolk!
Review by C. Fancher for Gone to Green
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Great book! bought it for a womens study group, read it in 3 days, looking forward to the next one