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The Valley of Light
The novel begins when a stranger, Noah Locke, a gifted fisherman and war veteran, comes to Bowerstown, N.C. The friendly residents encourage him to stay until the annual fishing contest. Littleberry Davis, the six-time champion has become arrogant and the townspeople would like to see him taken down a peg.
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- "The novel begins when a stranger, Noah Locke, a gifted fisherman and war veteran, comes to Bowerstown, N.C. The friendly residents encourage him to stay until the annual fishing contest. Littleberry Davis, the six-time champion has become arrogant and the townspeople would like to see him taken down a peg."@en
- "In 1948, a war veteran trying to escape his memories of the liberation of Dachau moves to a small North Carolina town, where his relationship with a young war widow, his chance meeting with a mysterious old man, and his quest to catch a legendary fish change his life and those of his new neighbors."@en
- "Haunted by memories of the Second World War, veteran Noah Locke impresses the locals of his new North Carolina lake community home with his near-mystical fishing capabilities and is drawn into the lives of his neighbors."
- "When a World War II veteran comes to Bowerstown, N.C., the friendly townspeople discover that Noah Locke is a gifted fisherman and encourage him to stay, at least until the annual fishing contest. He is given a room by a woman whose husband killed himself shortly after returning home from the war. Over the course of the next several weeks, Noah becomes privy to the secret lives of the town's residents and joins them as they mourn a tragedy."
- "A stranger comes to town ... Noah Locke, a gifted fisherman, has wandered up from Georgia, doing odd jobs and fishing. Noah had been with the Forty-second Infantry when they liberated Dachau and images of what he saw there still haunt his dreams. The friendly residents of Bowerstown, N.C. take an interest in the mysterious young man and encourage him to stay at least until the annual fishing contest. Littleberry Davis, the six-time champion has become too arrogant and the townsfolk would like to see him taken sown a peg. Noah agrees to stay and is given a room by a young widow whose soldier husband killed himself shortly after returning home from the war. Over the course of the next week, Noah will be let into the secret lives of the town's residents and join with them as they mourn a tragedy. The novel ends with a miracle that surprises everyone except Noah ... and will be the sign he needed to find his way home at last."@en
- "A stranger comes to town, Noah Locke, a gifted fisherman, has wandered up from Georgia, doing odd jobs and fishing. Noah had been with the Forty-second Infantry when they liberated Dachau and images of what he saw there still haunt his dreams. The friendly residents of Bowerstown, N.C. take an interest in the mysterious young man and encourage him to stay at least until the annual fishing contest. Littleberry Davis, the six-time champion has become too arrogant and the townsfolk would like to see him taken down a peg. Noah agrees to stay and is given a room by a young widow whose soldier husband killed himself shortly after returning home from the war. Over the course of the next week, Noah will be let into the secret lives of the town's residents and join with them as they mourn a tragedy. The novel ends with a miracle that surprises everyone except Noah and will be the sign he needed to find his way home at last."@en