A FLASH OF GREEN, by John D. MacDonald

by Maria Sanchez
(Sarasota, Florida)

This book is one of the first ecological novels. It follows the efforts of a group of environmental activists as they try to keep developers from dredging up a beautiful bay to build more houses. Since MacDonald lived in Sarasota, the fictitious town the story is set in sounds a lot like Sarasota.The book was written in 1962, several years before I was born, but its message rings loud and clear even today. If we don't do something about it, the entire state of Florida will be paved over before long.