Lindas’s Book Obsession Reviews “Where The Grass Grows Blue” by Hope Gibbs, Red Adept Publishing, 5/23. On Tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours

Hope Gibbs, the Author of “Where the Grass Grows Blue,” has written a captivating and heartfelt novel. The genres for this novel are Women’s Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, and Romance. The themes in this beautiful novel are forgiveness, second chances, the importance of family and friends, love, and hope. The author vividly describes the small town in Kentucky, the scenery, and her colorful characters.

The characters can be described as complex and complicated. I kept cheering on Penny Crenshaw, the protagonist, that had a difficult life. Penny does have some wonderful friends for a support system. Penny is a mother to 3 young boys and is betrayed by her wealthy husband, and gets divorced. Her ex-husband marries a much younger woman and is controlling and manipulative towards Penny. During this difficult time, Penny’s grandmother passes away, and she has to go to Kentucky to settle the estate.

Penny dreads going to Kentucky because of the past. She had a dysfunctional family and still has a broken heart from her boyfriend in Kentucky. She knows she must make peace with the past to move on.

I appreciate the author discussing physical and emotional abuse and the importance of supportive friends and family. I highly recommend this emotional novel to others.