false 17309593 307429 213998 0520207289 9780520207288 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172764522m/213998.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172764522s/213998.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213998.In_the_Heart_of_the_Valley_of_Love 3.29 24 51527 3.86 3835 973 1992 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 09:23:47 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:30:54 -0700 2008 The setting is Los Angeles about 50 years in the future. The government rations water and gas. Pollution and sickness are rampant. Loss of loved ones to death or the police is quite common. Yet, despite the gloom, we see how people still find ...more...]]>