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The Valley of Light

by Terry Kay · 2003

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1948 sunny summer, Noah Locke spends a week in Bowerstown, North Carolina, bordered by lakes, in the Valley of Light. A quiet, simple war veteran, Noah has a mystical gift for fishing, yet remains haunted by Dachau terrors. Eleanor Cunningham is a widow whose husband supposedly killed himself at home after WW2. After a miracle, Noah comes home at last.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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American SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of thisNorth CarolinaNorth CarolinaMore like thisLess of this
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traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult

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