Glittenberg’s ‘The Promise Seed’ is historical fiction finalist

    Science and spirituality. Fiction and real life. Past and present. Jody Glittenberg’s recently published novel, “The Promise Seed: Saving Mother Earth,” is a blend of many things that, at first glance, may seem incompatible. Her astute handle on complex ideas was received favorably by National Pen Women of America, where her book was honored as a historical fiction finalist in March.
    The story follows fictional homesteaders in the early 1900s, but the characters do carry noticeable influences from people in Glittenberg’s own life. After all, she’s no stranger to the agricultural life of northeast Colorado. While locals may be unfamiliar with her pen name, they’ll likely recognize her as JoAnn (Kropp) Hinrichs. Her family lived and farmed near Amherst, and she graduated from Phillips County High School in 1950.
    In addition to her rural upbringing, Glittenberg’s perspective has been shaped by her work as a psychiatric nurse and as an anthropologist. She’s traveled the world, working with people from numerous walks of life, and though she’s new to fiction writing, she’d written many articles and a few books within her field already.
    “To the Mountain and Back” is a study of Highland Guatemala. “Violence and Hope in a U.S. Mexico Border Town” addresses such things as poverty, immigration and discrimination.

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