The Church Ladies

by Lisa Samson, Lisa E. Samson, James M. Ed Burns

Book Overview

Competition for church members in Mount Oak has reached a furious peak. When tragedy strikes one of their hometown sons, the church women are drawn together through compassion. The Church Ladies is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576737489
• ISBN13: 9781576737484
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Barely Readable? No Way!

I can't believe the previous reviewer read the same book I did! But she proves the message Lisa Samson was trying, I thought, to get across in her book: that Christians are all too eager to tear their brothers and sisters in Christ apart. The Church Ladies holds us all accountable to be kinder people, to watch our words and our actions and always be ready to extend grace. And yet, the characters were always human, not super-Christians who can do no wrong. I set down the novel feeling challenged to grow. You'll enjoy this. You may not feel comfortable with it all the time, but if you allow God to speak, I guarantee He'll have something to say.

A quiet little book that packs a mighty wallop

I was peacefully reading along, enjoying some recognizable characters with somewhat predictable problems, appreciating the relationships between the church people of Mount Oak and sympathizing with Poppy's struggles with her life and her secret when, suddenly, this tame little book rose up and smacked me in the face. Like life tends to do sometimes.This book asks the ancient question, "Why does God allow..." and offers the equally ancient answer. It's the soothing quietness of Samson's prose that contrasts so vividly with the issues she deals with here. Read it with your heart open -- it will hurt, but it will heal, as well.

The Church Ladies: A Novel

I have it & I'm NOT selling it!!This is by far the best book I've read in the past year! (And I read 3-5 novels every month...) The characters lives are so real you begin to think of them as your actual friends. With poignant honesty, that will make you smile, laugh til it hurts, cry buckets & pray harder. I am a better friend & person for having read this book. Buy it & keep it!!

A fresh and wonderful voice!

The Church Ladies is one of the best books I've read this year. The writing is fresh and witty, and Poppy is one of the most honest characters to stroll across the pages of a book. I laughed and I cried and I was forced more than once to examine my own beliefs. I highly recommend The Church Ladies. -- Robin Lee Hatcher, author of Ribbon of Years

Finally, Something Different in Christian Fiction!

The Church Ladies is a welcome departure from a lot of Christian books that make all of us Christians out to be perfect. The characters in Lisa Samson's book are real enough, and flawed enough, to share an iced latte with. Lisa Samson has a unique, wry humor that permeates this book and I will be looking for more books from her!