Kathy Nickerson

In her seventy-fifth autumn, Madge DuPree blusters into the Marvel House like a crotchety Mary Poppins. She only wants to save a little money, but she might end up saving everyone. Including herself. Readers of Thirty Days to Glory will recognize Madge as the Glory Circle sister who only drove on the wrong side of the road when no one else was using it. If you haven't met these church ladies yet, step up on the porch with Madge and discover something about faith, friendship, family, and fun.

In her eighty-seventh winter, Catherine Benson longs to do one great thing before she dies. WWII vet Elmer Grigsby also has a goal. He wants to stay seriously drunk until he slips out of the world unnoticed. When their destinies intersect one Tuesday in December, Catherine and Elmer both discover it is only thirty days to Glory.

Kara Jane Bryant has plans for the summer. She plans to pout. She plans to protest. And she plans to completely lose herself in her favorite books until her parents give up this crazy experiment in country living. But Kara Jane does not plan on meeting the mysterious Mrs. Kirk or learning the Secret of Serendipity. And that, of course, changes everything.

After the death of her young husband, best-selling novelist Nora Kimble escapes New York for a summer cottage in the Ozarks. She hopes to leave behind her nagging mother, her ambitious literary agent, and her own pressing sorrow. But her private retreat is soon crowded by a strange visitor and a community that refuses to let her grieve alone. If you are already a fan of the Glory Circle Sisters, you will enjoy this summer vacation with Bess Caldwell, who lost her driving privileges and watched the neighbors stealing her electricity in Thirty Days to Glory. That little setback hasn't stopped her, though, as Nora Kimball is about to learn. If this is your introduction to the church ladies known as the Glory Circle Sisters, welcome to their world. Come along with Nora as Bess explains that we can't skip ahead in the hard parts of life. "No cutting in line. You have to walk right through it feeling every single paving stone under your toes."