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The author of Sweet Tea and Southern Grace, Glenda Manus, delivers another emotionally charged work of fiction. Lighting The Way is the second novel in the Southern Grace Series, and once again focuses on Rev Rock, the Presbyterian minister in the quaint little town of Park Place, South Carolina and his new bride, Liz. It’s the Christmas season and storefront displays, twinkling Christmas trees and busy shoppers liven up Main Street as the town prepares for its most exciting season of the year. Christmas parades, candle lit street lamps, and children’s Christmas pageants pump up the holiday spirit, but not everyone in town is celebrating. Maria drifts into Park Place trying to escape an abusive husband. Broken in body and spirit, at first her goal is just to survive and protect the baby she’s carrying, but as she’s slowly introduced to the good people of this small Southern town, she comes to believe that kindness and compassion can lead her out of the darkness of her former life. Just as she seems to overcome the obstacles, she’s once again gripped by fear when she spots her husband’s car in town. How did he find her and what will she have to do to protect herself? Rev Rock and his faithful flock of Presbyterians in the little church with a bell tower help make this a Christmas story Maria will never forget. The other quirky characters that the readers have come to know and love from the first novel find themselves weaving in and out of Lighting the Way. Once again, these people will have you chuckling, and sometimes crying right along beside them as their hearts of gold are openly displayed in this well thought out and charming Southern novel.
ASIN : B00OGPVCI4
Publisher : South Ridge Press; 1st edition (October 12, 2014)
Publication date : October 12, 2014
Language : English
File size : 608 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 275 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0692303669
Customers say
Customers find the story lovely, captivating, and delightful. They describe the book as well-written, easy to read, and clean. Readers also enjoy the characters and find them likable. They describe the story as heartwarming, uplifting, and compassionate.
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Judy R. –
Lighting the Way review
I loved this book and the first one as well. It is so refreshing to read a good clean and yes religious book. I also like the small town friendship and love shared between the inhabitants – just wish all towns and cities could be like that. Storyline is wonderful and Ms. Magnus makes each of the characters come alive and you feel like you know them. I recommend this book to all; it will do your heart good.
DENISE TAYLOR –
Really great book series !
Love this author. The series is a really great read. I would definitely recommend.
mommaonabudget –
Kind, compassionate, clean Christmas tale
This is my second visit to the quaint Park Place; and though this book had a couple of errors, I will be back. Overall: this is a clean (in language) Christmas tale filled with mystery, sorrow, kindness, compassion and, most importantly, faith. Specifically: the characters engage in a charming way, and the use of Scripture lived out in their lives is inspiring as the overall Southern Grace series sets out to be. I did not give it 5 stars only because there were a few errors mostly of the grammar nature. The author did provide ample detail on the “backstories” of re-appearing characters but I do understand that – this way the book can be a stand-alone Christmas tale or it could help readers, like me, who need just a bit more reminding of how the person fits into the story. I have honestly had to pick up old books or stop and search on the Internet for facts to recall how a character fits in other books so I found the the author’s intent helpful. It is a good read and a sweet story; I can’t wait to revisit Park Place in book 3.
Chesapeake reader –
Heartwarming story
I really like the way it connected with the Bible and seemed to tie it into each storyline. Easy to read and ended well
K Cook –
Delightful Christmas story!
I love this sequel to Sweet Tea and Southern Grace. I started reading it the week before Thanksgiving and finished it in several days. It really put me in the Christmas spirit and I was sad to see it end. I found myself humming Christmas tunes and longing to put my tree up early. I bought several Christmas themed books on my Kindle after, hoping to capture the magic of Lighting the Way and keep me in that marvelous Christmas sprit, but they all failed. I was tempted to re-read it. I so enjoyed reuniting with the characters of Park Place and enjoyed meeting the new ones. This is definitely my favorite of the two books. I’m looking forward the the next one!
Gerri Sneed –
Lighting The Way. (Southern Grace Book 2)
A delightful and inspiring read. Love the characters and the town. The story unfolds gradually weaving the lives of the characters all around the church pastor and his wife. Not many small towns are where everyone knows everybody else. The author used imagination or a true treasure of a town as her setting.
Denise L. Trautman –
Good wholesome reading
An easy, entertainimg read. I like to read in bed before going to sleep and this was perfect for that.
C S –
Lovely and inspiring
Itâs easy to love the characters in this book. Some are quirky but all are kind in their own way. Sweet stories and feel good resolution! Iâm looking forward to reading the other books in the series.