The setting for Colored Glass is a small, quiet town in Louisiana in the early 1950s while the Civil Rights Movement is still in its infancy. When Ike, a black man, suddenly disappears after being threatened by the Ku Klux Klan, there is widespread suspicion that Tom Bainbridge arranged his escape. Tom is an upstanding member of the community who is suddenly confronted with a dilemma that could change and even endanger his whole life—a conflict between what he grew up believing and what he knows in his heart is right. His actions affect the lives of the people around him, including his 6-year-old daughter, “Baby Sister,†who watches quietly while secrets unfold and her safe world collapses around her. Though the tiny town of Willow Bend seems solid, tremors of hate and fear pulse beneath its surface. One black man’s act of compassion becomes a lesson to the people of Willow Bend— that truth can be a weapon of both destruction and salvation.
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Southern tradition,
By Jim Kleinpeter (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colored Glass (Paperback)
This was an extremely enjoyable book in the tradition of many others written about the South. The characters are richly drawn and come to life, and the author has a knack for making you see the sights, hear the sounds and smell the smells of the country setting and the time period. The mood reminds me of stories told to me by my parents, who grew up around that era. The lines between good and evil are clearly drawn, and the suspense builds, slowly and evenly, to the climax. I especially enjoyed the inner conflict and reasoning of the main character, Tom Bainbridge, who carries a great burden in a turbulent time. All of the central characters have depth and detail and the peripheral characters shine also. Even the villain Abel Flint's character isn't simply characterized as evil incarnate. I highly recommend the book to anyone, especially those who enjoy novels about the South and authors who can paint such a colorful and concise picture.
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Beautifully written,
By Lydia Sedor (Towanda, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Colored Glass (Paperback)
It was a wonderfully written story. From character buildup to the last scenes, the details were especially vivid. Having no experience with the South, nor the Ku Klux Klan, Noelle brings forth lifestyle dichotomies of whites living with blacks during that time. The personalities of each character is richly developed to the point where you could almost hear and see each one standing in front of you. Noelle has a talant for bringing beginning, middle and end together articulately and elegantly. This book was difficult to put down - I highly recommend it.
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colored glass-review by Veda freedman,
This review is from: Colored Glass (Paperback)
Colored Glass is a captivating read, a page turner about one of the most important social changes in the history of the USA. The author weaves the story of a southern community and a family attempting to survive ordinary daily life during a time when a great social upheaval was brewing on the horizon. Not all southerners were racists, many were anti segregation and felt kindness and consideration towards all men, but to express these sentiments openly in the segregated south was inviting danger and oftentimes loss of life to yourself and family.
The author portrays a very realistic picture of what it was like to live in the South where segregation was the norm but everyone knew that integration was soon to come.
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