Thanks to LitFuse Publicity for proving this book in exchange for my honest review.
One of the best things about having a newborn is that I get extra time to read. I read while I rock the baby, when I feed the baby, while I pump for the baby, etc. The housework falls by the wayside. Ralph has to pick up the majority of the cooking. It doesn't last long, this new baby phase.
This book was a very fast read. It is not very long at all. I didn't realize the author's purpose in writing the book at first. As I started reading it, it seemed a very obvious allegory. Then it really got going. It's not meant to be super deep. It's meant to help explain that which he did not have a good explanation for himself. I love that! He had trouble explaining a concept, thought it through, came up with one and then shared it with us all.
Chuck Graham was a new author for me. I really enjoyed this book. The story was engaging and thought provoking. I really connected with the story and the characters. I would definitely recommend this book. Especially for those of you who don't have built in newborn baby reading time. This will not take you long to get through but is still a great read.
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About the Book:
A meteor strike plunges the world into darkness. A stranger to the village of Brigos Glen restores power and light, supplied by three businesses, known as “The Company,” located beyond the forbidden mountains. The stranger reveals a plan so the Brigons can maintain the power and share the light with outlying territories, which remain shrouded in darkness.
Now, seventy years later, The Company summons six Brigons, including the young engineer Sam Mitchell, to attend a conference in the mountains of the forbidden Outlands.
Responsible for compiling a report about Brigos Glen from his five companions, Sam learns how managers and villagers largely ignored the plan or compromised it to self-interest, forsaking their duty to share the light. They also took for granted The Company responsible for generating and transmitting the power.
In an ordeal fraught with failure, revelations, and judgment, Sam discovers the true identity behind The Company and learns the fate that may befall Brigos Glen . . . that is, unless he can stop it.
About Chuck:
Chuck Graham's legal career as an attorney in private practice spanned more than thirty-one years. He represented many local, national, and international clients, acquiring intricate knowledge about the often-overlapping structures of the corporate world. He also worked against those seeking to create racial division, including the Ku Klux Klan. He has served as a member of the state bar of Georgia since 1979 and an instructor to attorneys and judges through the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). He received the Medallion of Appreciation from ICLE.
Chuck is also a speaker and the author of Take the Stand (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996) and the compilations, A Year of Encouragement (Xulon Press).
In 1997 he founded Ciloa (Christ Is Lord Of All), a ministry devoted to sharing God’s encouragement with the world and teaching those who follow Him how to encourage others. Today Chuck serves as executive director and principal author of A Note of Encouragement, a weekly e-zine reaching 175 countries.
He and Beverly, his wife of thirty-four years, have lived in Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, for fourteen years. God has blessed them with three children. In his free time, Chuck enjoys backpacking and hiking (especially on the Appalachian Trail), playing the guitar, dabbling in photography, and reading extensively about the Christian faith.
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