The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-05
BOUND TO BE READ

A ND NOW TOMORROW" (Mac-
 { A millan) will certainly take 6 Elstnguished position among Rachel
 g10A0's other successful books. This novel, told in first person, is the
 Itogy of Emily Blair, whose ances- lors founded the town of Blairs- town and owned and operated the famous "Peace-Pipe" mills.
 Because Of her wealth and posi- ton, she lived on the right side of the river, but because her beautiful mother, Polish girl who had work ed 1n the mills, the mill itself and It's workers became a personal prob lem to her.
 Emily was completely absorbed in her love for Harry Collins, when on tie threshold of marriage, an attack of meningitis left her total " deaf. Bitter and despairing as she was, and given up as hopeless caso by eminent physicians, she is sensitive to lives around her, and begins to sort out human values.
 Her meeting with young Dr Merck Vance, himself from the wrong side of the river," is the first contact after her tragedy which has the power to reshape her life. He insists on trying experiments out with her, treatments which ulti- metely restore her hearing and set her free from herself, although she loses the man she has loved for so long.
 "And Now Tomorrow" is a poig- nant story, be autifully told.
 STTNTIL THE DAY BREAK"
 v (Harpers), by Louis Bromfield, Is the story of Paris at the time of German occupation, and a small group of people loyal to France who worked secretly against the invad- ing Nazis.
 Leon D'Abruzzi, 8 revue producer. his feature dancer, the beautiful American girl, Roxana Dawn, and Roxie,s lover, Nicky, head the group of revolters, although Roxie does not become involved until Nicky's life is threatened.
 Forced to continue her dancing at the German command, Roxie uses 1t as a weapon in attracting q German major. It is Roxie her. self who, ironically enough, is left to avenge her friends, and she suc- ceeds in disposing of the German major In 6 manner even the GeS- tapo would approve and use.
 TN "Angel With Spurs" Gippin- \ cott), Paul I. Wellman has taken q little known incident of the post Civil War period and made 1t into &n interesting novel in which the love interest is second to the more exciting phases of an excursion of an army of 1000 into Mexico to 0 stablish a new front for. the Con- federacy.
 Wellman knows the southwest ln- timately, and writes of 1t authen- tically and intelligently. His story | hinges on the adventures of Gen. Joseph Shelby and his wild band of | cavalrymen who refused to lay | down their arms when Lee sur rendered. Shelby led his men through the Mexican desert and mountains to Mexico City to aid Maximilian and under Wellman's excellent story telling the excite ment is sustained.
 Captain Bennett, commanding Shelbys advance scouts and Merit Hampton supply the love interest but the author doesn't permit them to slow the fast pace of this little known incident of history. GSOUNT BYRON DE PROPRoCK A has spent most of his life in- vestigating ancient and primitive cultures in Africa. Tn Dead Men Do Tell Tales" (Creative Age) he tells the story of his explorations.
 DC Prorock did his first digging in ancient ruins when he was only i2. At 23 the French government placed him in charge of excavations on the site Of ancient Carthage.
 Since that time he has been ale m Ogt continuously engaged in studying the remnants of Cafth- ginian, Gabean. phoenician, Ans Ethiopian, Mayan and
 Egyptian culture.
 He is an expert on some of the Strange cults of little known Afri. cen tribes and once interviewed kalle &ela@sie.
 fIls book contains 6 collection of aie adventures in Asricas written