Evening star., 1941-03-23
Brief Reviews

Dorun
How silicosis wiped out workers
lives on the Gauley Bridge Tunnel.
THAT NONE SHOULD DIE. By
Frank G. Slaughter. NeU York:
Doubleday, Dordn.
A novel about doctor by doc
tor. The problem is: Should we
have State medicine?
WILD HARVEST. By Vingie E..
Roe. Ne1U York: Mill.
Novel of the Oklahoma land rush.
PETUNIA PUMP. By IrUine Graf.
Nel0 York Mill
Novel of the radiant lives of
Maine villagers
HOLD AUTUMN IN YOUR HAND.
By George Sessions Perry. Ne1U
York: Viking Press
Lively novel about Texas back
woodSmen.
AN ACTORS DAUGHTER. By
Aline Bernstein. New York,
Knopf.
Theatrical life of New York as
seen by little girl, the daughter of
popular actor.
UNFINISHED TAPESTRY. By
Ddscomb AtWood. NeW York.
LiUeright.
A family novel, centered on the
| struggle between old and young gen.
erations. The family involved is
Bostonian, but has moved to New
York, so there is a clash of Gus
/ toms, too.
PRETTY GIRLS GET THERE. By
Charles Hanson TolUne. NeU
York Applet0n-Centurg
Rise of poor girl to be screen star.
AS FOR NE AND MY HOUSE. By
Sinclair Ross. Ne1O York: Rey-
nal e. Hitchcock.
| Novel Of marriage-unhappy
small-town minister with a patient
wife trying "a hours a day to make
him believe he is a hero.
YOU'RE ON THE AIR. By VIII
liam Heyliger Ne1U York: Ap-
pleton-Century.
How bright boy rose to be a
radio actor.
MILL STREAM. By Hortense Lion
Boston: Houghton, Mif7in.
Novel of post-Revolutionary busi-
ness expansion with New England
scene Factories, sailing ships. COM
merce generally engage the interests
of the characters.
THE USURPER. By Harry Harri-
son KroH. Indianapolis Bobbs-
Merrill.
Novel of the delta country, center
ing around eccentric rich man.
THE SCARLET HILL. By Frank
O1Uen. Ne,O York: Carlyle
House.
Historical romance on the life of
Yang-kuei-fei, the famous concu-
bine of the Tang dynasty.
DUST OF MEXICO. By Ruth Com
fort Mitchell. NelD York: Ap-
pleton- Century.
Romantic story of an American
girl in Mexico.
HANG MY WREATH. By Ward
weaver. NetU York: Funk.
Another Civil War novel.
NO HOMEWARD COURSE. By
Walter Hurighurst. Ne,D York
Doubleday, Doran.
Novel of present war. Characters
are prisoners on German raider
pocket battleship.
LONG MEADOWS. Minnie Hite
Moody. Ne1D York: Macmillan
Novel of family of religious ex-
lies who came to America in 18th
century and founded family in
Shenandoah Valley.
ANOTHER NIGHT, ANOTHER
DAY. By John Klempner. New
York: Scribner'S.
Story of modern marriage, COM
plicated by economic struggle.
KID TINSEL. By Octauus Roy Co.
hen. NeD York: Appleton-C Gen.
tury.
Story of a handsome pugilist with
a girl manager.
THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG. By
John P. Gorirg. NetO York:
Ltverioht
Novel about modern youth.
PEOPLE OF THE VALLEY. By
Frank Waters. New York: Far
rdr & Rinehdrt.
Novel of simple Mexican people
| living in Southwestern mountains.
Full of color and close to its locale.
ONE THING IN COMMON. By
Elizabeth. NeD York: Double
day, Dordn.
Three novels in one volume
"Vera," "The Enchanted April" and
| Love"
KINGS MASQUE. By Evan John.
NetD York: Dutton.
Novel of international intrigue and
romance in the time of the French
and American reyoE..:ons.
JUST AS I FEARED. By Danraris
| Arklo,u. Indianapolis: Bobbs-
Merrill.
Amusing satirical novel about
| Soviet Russia.
Short Stories.
MEN OF THE MOUNTAINS. By
Jesse Stuart. NeD York: Dut-
ton.
Collection of the Kentuckian's
writings, most of which has been
published in magazines.
| SCATTERGOOD BAINES PULLS
THE STRINGS. By Clarence
| Burlington KelIa7ld. Ne,D York
| Harper.
Sixteen stories about the familiar
character.
GLENCANNON AFLOAT. By GIL
pdtric. NeD York: Dodd, Mead
The tnimitable Glencannon In
eight stories /