A Real Gem
The Valley of Light was the 129th presentation of the Hallmark Hall of Fame on CBS in
February. Immediately I bought and read the book. It is a really nice book about a World
War II veteran that comes to a small valley in North Carolina. In the book he as been
wondering the country for three years making a living off his fishing. In the movie it is
only a year. When he offers to do some work for the grocer he stays on for a while and
gets involved with the people in the town. The movie and the book have different endings
which are both suitable as far as I am concerned. When Noah places his hand in the
water before he fishes he is doing a type of noodling a procedure that the author's own
son uses to catch catfish. A romance develops between him and a widow and in the
book there is a mystery to solve. I highly recommend the video and book.
