The Indianapolis times., 1935-07-10
The Book World

CTILL selling like hot-cakes all over the coun-
- try is Mazo de la Roche's fifth Jalna story,
Young Kenny (Jalna 19O6)," Gittle, Brown 6z
Co.; $3.50.
The saga Of the Whiteoaks family can be
very well compared with Galsworthys For
sytes," but Miss de la Roche has done an un-
usual thing in this latest Of her Jalna stories.
Her previous stories Of the Whiteoaks have been
Of modern vintage but in Young Kenny" Miss
de la Roche has moved the clock backward and
it is somewhat Of a shock TO meet the master
full Kenny as a callow youth of 20.
But in taking situation like this and max
ing the reader love it, Miss de Ia Roche merely
proves her mastery as an author. The book is
just as vibrant and alive as any Of the other
Whiteoaks stories.
The authors forte, of course, is the ability to
create living people on paper. If for that rea-
son alone her saga Of the Whiteoaks family will
live n American writing history.
A BOOK that is unique in that it is mystery
L n story and a f1rst-class piece of writing is
The Farm at Paranao" by Lawrence Kirk
Doubleday, Doran; 81.
Mr.. Kirk is, by the way, f1rst-class writing
man and his book, while not a murder thriller
in the best sense, is still horror yarn and it's
Just the thing if one of the radio squad cars
passes by your house every so often.
The scene is laid in southeastern Brazil, the
hero is a flashing gentleman named Keith
Buchanan and the heroine a beautiful young
Englishwoman, Fanny Verney, Mr.. Kirk has a
mastery of words that keeps you enthralled and
he is past master Of horror. If you don't be-
lieve it just try this spine-Wiggler.
DOOK JOTTINGS: When man can face the
ID present, he enshrines the past or glories in
the future. .. That's the statement of Prof.
Paul Radin in THE Racial Myth" (McGraw-
HID. Dr. Radin rakes Hitler's Aryanism
over the Goals in scientific and realistic fashion.
D.. If you want to diet without the fads you
might try reading "Diet-And Like It," by
Mabel E. Baldwin It's the kind Of book ID.
Appleton Century; $3.50 that your doctor will
approve. .. Quacks and faddists are barred in
this one. Just out is John Erskine's Solo
mon My Son." (Bobbs- Merrill; $3.50 -. OF
course it's Erskine comedy in the best manner.
Soon to be published is another Ellen GlaS-
cow book This latest will be vein Of Iron"
and Harcourt, Brace has scheduled its appear
ance for August. Doubleday Doran has an
nounced new volume for August by Hugh Wal
pole. The title willabe THE Inquisitor."
Being received handsomely all over the coun-
trv is Eyes of the World" Lincoln Schuster's
Photographic book (Simon g. Schuster; S375).
IF there are children in your household and
L you would like to get some new books for
them here are few tips
Songs" by Edna Becker (CaXton Printers;
81 500; a book of pleasant rhymes
For children to TO- The Spinning Wheel, -
by John Cary Jamison (F H. Revell Co.; $3.50.
book of short stories. Peter and Gretchen of
Old Nuremberg" by Viola M. Jones (Albert
Whitman; $2); book of life in an Old World
country.
For children to 12: wild Animal Actors" }"
bv F. M and H. NJ Christeson (Albert Whit
man; SD; an introduction by Frank Buck gives
it the needed touch; book of life among the
moving picture animals behind the scenes