October 19, 2023 - The Center Woman’s Reading Club met October 5. After the business meeting the club enjoyed a time of fellowship and a delicious lunch provided by Angie Davis. Dottie West presented a most interesting book report on the novel The Burial Place written by Larry Enmon. Mr. Enmon grew up in Shelbyville, Texas. He and his wife now reside in Dallas but often visit the family farm in Shelbyville. Known for writing suspense thrillers and crime mysteries, he often includes references and storylines in East Texas towns in his novels. He is retired from the U.S. Secret Service.
The novel centers around the investigation of the kidnapping of the Dallas mayor’s daughter. Senior detectives Rob Soliz and Frank Pierce investigated the case and discovered that other young women had been kidnapped leading them to expand their investigation beyond Dallas into rural East Texas. A transient homeless man as well as cults play a central role in their investigation. Following the report Mrs. West led an interesting discussion with club members based on the impact of cults in America.
Mrs. West shared that she has a young granddaughter Emily West living in the Fort Worth area who founded a charitable organization called Gospel Socks that she started at age 11 along with help from her parents. She was inspired to do this after visiting San Antonio and seeing homeless people. The purpose of Gospel Socks is to provide new socks and other items to those in need while also sharing the love of Jesus. Gospel Socks has provided over 100,000 pairs of socks through charitable organizations that work with the homeless. For more information about Gospel Socks go to gospelsocks.com.
Article submitted by Mary Lynn Tinkle
