First Baptist of Ivy Gap

Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor's wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific

Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn't the courage

Then there's Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood

And Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret

And Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own

When Luby learns her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming the vulnerable Sammy!

Twenty-five years later, our "First Baptist Six" reunite

Back to reconcile with Luby - whose son died of his wounds - is Sammy, whose own son is now in Vietnam

And Olene, whose flashy show business career will set the town on its ear

There to welcome them are Vera, her secret still safe, Mae Ellen, still rebellious and still looking for an escape, and Edith, whose biggest challenge isn't the church's upcoming centennial but revelations that shake relationships formed over a quarter of a century

With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other

"... will be compared to Steel Magnolias, but forget steel - these mountain magnolias are pure gold" ~ Bristol Herald-Courier

"A beautiful Southern comedy that will keep you in stitches beginning to end" ~ Elizabethton Star

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