{"title":"Mary Elizabeth Pope","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Elizabeth Pope invites readers into richly woven tales of community and human connection, often set against the backdrop of Southern life. Her novels explore the quiet complexities of everyday moments, capturing the essence of place and character with gentle insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect stories that blend warmth and poignancy, where the rhythms of small-town life and the intricacies of relationships unfold with nuanced emotion. Pope’s work is perfect for readers drawn to thoughtful, character-driven general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-gods-of-green-county-by-mary-elizabeth-pope-9781949467710","title":"The Gods of Green County","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gods of Green County\u003c\/em\u003e by Mary Elizabeth Pope is a gripping narrative set in Depression-era rural Arkansas, where Coralee Harper wrestles for justice for her deceased brother and her own sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1926, in the austere landscape of rural Green County, Arkansas, where cotton and poverty prevail, young Coralee Harper dreams of a family and a place in her community. Her world is shattered when her brother Buddy is killed by the influential sheriff; Coralee struggles to overcome his death and the injustice it represents. She begins to see her dead brother around town, leading her to question whether she is clairvoyant, confused, or losing her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe forces threatening Coralee and the town's fabric are beyond her comprehension. Leroy Harrison, an ambitious new lawyer, makes a grievous error that earns him a judgeship but leaves him with a lifelong guilty conscience. An evangelical preacher with his snake-handling congregation, the town's women—Coralee's mother among them—who pass their own judgments on Coralee's actions, Sheriff Wiley Slocum with his own hidden secrets, and Coralee's husband Earl, struggling to juggle his work at the cotton gin with fighting for his family and Coralee's well-being, all play pivotal roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Coralee faces a sanity hearing presided over by Judge Leroy Harrison, the judge is forced to determine both Coralee’s destiny and his own. The fallout from his verdict further entangles him with the sheriff's extensive influence, revealing the corrosive nature of power—his own included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487598854380,"sku":"9781949467710","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b8ff8481d2174c281c05910be01cfc54.jpg?v=1775772818"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mary-elizabeth-pope.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}