The Company by Chuck Graham
From the Litfuse:
About
the Book:
A meteor strike plunges the world into darkness. A stranger to the village
of Brigos Glen restores power and light, supplied by three businesses, known as
“The Company,” located beyond the forbidden mountains. The stranger reveals a
plan so the Brigons can maintain the power and share the light with outlying
territories, which remain shrouded in darkness.
Now, seventy years later, The Company summons six Brigons, including the
young engineer Sam Mitchell, to attend a conference in the mountains of the
forbidden Outlands.
Responsible for compiling a report about Brigos Glen from his five
companions, Sam learns how managers and villagers largely ignored the plan or
compromised it to self-interest, forsaking their duty to share the light. They
also took for granted The Company responsible for generating and transmitting
the power.
In an ordeal fraught with failure, revelations, and judgment, Sam discovers
the true identity behind The Company and learns the fate that may befall Brigos
Glen . . . that is, unless he can stop it.
About
Chuck:
Chuck Graham's legal career as an attorney in private practice spanned more
than thirty-one years. He represented many local, national, and international
clients, acquiring intricate knowledge about the often-overlapping structures of
the corporate world. He also worked against those seeking to create racial
division, including the Ku Klux Klan. He has served as a member of the state bar
of Georgia since 1979 and an instructor to attorneys and judges through the
Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). He received the Medallion of
Appreciation from ICLE.
Chuck is also a speaker and the author of Take the Stand (Broadman
& Holman Publishers, 1996) and the compilations, A Year of
Encouragement (Xulon Press).
In 1997 he founded Ciloa (Christ Is Lord Of All), a ministry devoted to
sharing God’s encouragement with the world and teaching those who follow Him how
to encourage others. Today Chuck serves as executive director and principal
author of A Note of Encouragement, a weekly e-zine reaching 175 countries.
He and Beverly, his wife of thirty-four years, have lived in Lawrenceville,
a suburb of Atlanta, for fourteen years. God has blessed them with three
children. In his free time, Chuck enjoys backpacking and hiking (especially on
the Appalachian Trail), playing the guitar, dabbling in photography, and reading
extensively about the Christian faith.
My Take: It took me awhile to get into this book. It isn't a very big book but I had a very hard time getting past the first couple of pages. It wasn't until Sam came into the picture did the story for me start to pick up. If you are a Christian you will recongnize the allegory here about how God has given us a plan for free and some have strayed away from that plan. Although you could pretty much predict what was going to happen the author throws in some twists and turns along the way. i would recommend this book if you like allegories. If you find the first part slow going I would encourage to stick with it because it does pick up and it is worth the wait.
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