false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174705223m/432467.jpg 432467 3 <P> From Terry Kay, one of America's most gifted storytellers, comes a poignant novel of love, acceptance, and the wonders of the world in which we live. <P> In the summer of 1948, Noah Locke arrives in the small North Carolina hamlet of Bowerstown, set deep in the Valley of Light. A quiet, simple man and army veteran, Noah is haunted by the horrors he witnessed when his infantry unit liberated Dachau. Wandering the South, he seeks both to escape the past and to find a place to call home. <P> Noah is initially treated with amusement by the people of Bowerstown -- until he begins fishing. For Noah possesses an almost magical ability with a rod and reel. He soon becomes the talk of the valley and is urged to stay long enough to participate in the annual school fishing contest. He agrees, finding lodging in an abandoned shack by what is known as the Lake of Grief, which the locals believe holds no fish. Noah knows they are wrong; beneath the water is a warrior bass waiting to test Noah's gift. But above the water, Noah's innocence catches the heart of Eleanor Cunningham, whose husband supposedly killed himself after returning from the war. Over the course of a week, Noah will be led into the private lives of the residents of the Valley of Light, will join them as they mourn a tragedy, and will experience a miracle that will guide him home at last. <P> Uplifting, memorable, and deeply emotional, <I>The Valley of Light</I> is the finest work to date from a brilliant teller of heartfelt tales. 421427 2003 The Valley of Light: A Novel total:80|5:18|4:34|3:23|2:4|1:1| 80 304 106 17 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 19:02:32 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 16:37:26 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 20:57:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 21:43:18 -0700 2009 The Valley of Light is both the novel’s title and nostalgic setting; the Hiawassee River running through a little valley in post-World War II North Carolina.

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