San Dee Wright Crabtree

Beatrice San Dee Wright Crabtree

"Beatrice: Pick friends carefully" is the second of the Never Poor series. In "Never Poor" two women, Georgia and Sue, who were first cousins and best friends left England to migrate to the United States. Georgia's middle daughter Beatrice became a reporter in the 1920s when opportunities like that for women were rare. The struggles and hopes of these two families are united in never ending faith in God and each other. Some readers have likened these characters to the television show "Little House on the Prairie," and these ladies' rural area in western Kentucky has way too much greenery to be considered prairie. However, the comparison is appropriate when you imagine good people and good clean stories showing values and how they live out their Christian beliefs. Both "Never Poor" and "Beatrice" share a theme of people praying, and that was the author's intent. Overhearing a conversation at a coffee shop where others were discussing they had no idea how to go about praying brought about this series. San Dee Wright Crabtree wanted to show those who may not have a church background or a Christian family what it is like to pray and have a relationship with Christ. The author also has a love of history and each book has a great deal of real historical moments and interesting facts. As the title indicates, picking one's friends carefully is significant in the story of Beatrice.