Green Grew the Lasses

A suburban community is disrupted when women and girls suddenly develop a vivid green skin tone linked to a peculiar sweet-bitter smog and a rapidly spreading invasive plant. Men and boys remain unaffected, while affected women face panic, social isolation, press attention, and futile cosmetic remedies. Authorities investigate as neighboring towns bar entry and residents cope with practical and emotional strains in close quarters. The arrival of a quietly enigmatic group of young women next door, who react with shock on encountering the men, introduces new mystery and tension just as the community struggles to identify the cause and consequences of the phenomenon.