No Dark Valley

by Jamie Langston Turner

Overview

Award-winning author Jamie Langston Turner has developed a loyal following of readers with her well-developed characters who realistically struggle with matters of life and faith. When Celia Coleman's grandmother dies, she must return to the small town she hoped never to see again. Her memories of her grandmother's home and church--and of her own behavior there--are not happy ones. The man next door is struggling with guilt over his own past, and Celia wants nothing to do with him. In this masterfully written, inspiring story of reconciliation, both will come to recognize the vastness of God's grace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441204417
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	782,419
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jamie Langston Turner, a teacher for 30 years, has written extensively for a variety of periodicals. Her novels have earned both the Angel and Christy awards. Currently a professor of creative writing and poetry at Bob Jones University, Jamie has lived in the South all her life and currently resides with her husband and son in South Carolina.
Jamie Langston Turner, author of seven novels and winner of two Christy Awards, has been a teacher for more than forty years. Currently a professor of creative writing and poetry at Bob Jones University, she lives with her husband in Greenville, South Carolina. Visit www.jamielangstonturner.net

Table of Contents

Part 1	Seek Us When We Go Astray
1.	The Birds Hush Their Singing	11
2.	On That Beautiful Shore	22
3.	Where the Still Waters Flow	32
4.	And the Morning Breaks Eternal	42
5.	Marching Through Immanuel's Ground	52
6.	Where Bright Angel Feet Have Trod	64
7.	Some Melodious Sonnet	74
8.	Each Earthly Joy	83
9.	Silent in the Grave	93
10.	Of Every Good Possessed	102
11.	A Green Hill Far Away	113
12.	With Every Morning Sacrifice	123
13.	Ten Thousand Charms	134
14.	Just Beyond the Shining River	145
15.	Yonder Sacred Throng	156
16.	Not a Shadow, Not a Sigh	169
17.	Frail Children of Dust	180
18.	The Burning of the Noonday Heat	191
19.	On the Page White and Fair	202
20.	Till the Last Beam Fadeth	211
21.	Those Wide, Extended Plains	222
22.	No Other Fount	232
23.	Pilgrim Through This Barren Land	242
24.	Fathomless Billows of Love	253
Part 2	Hear, O Hear Us When We Pray
25.	One Holy Passion	265
26.	Fast Falls the Eventide	276
27.	Emblem of Suffering	287
28.	Music in the Sinner's Ears	296
29.	Deathbeds Are Coming	307
30.	All His Jewels, Precious Jewels	319
31.	Mount Pisgah's Lofty Height	332
32.	Where No Tears Will Ever Fall	344
33.	This World of Toil and Snares	355
34.	Out of Distress to Jubilant Psalm	368
35.	And Grace Will Lead Me Home	379
36.	Deeper Than the Mighty Rolling Sea	390
37.	The Song of Harvest-Home	401
Part 3	Thou Hast Loved Us, Love Us Still
38.	Through the Storm, Through the Night	409

Editorial Reviews

Although there is much to like in this latest novel from Turner, one of the best writers in the Christian market, it's marred by slow pacing, unnecessary asides and relentless introspection. Using a motif of old hymn lines, Turner pens a tale of two neighbors. As a teenager, Celia Coleman was orphaned and raised by her grandmother, a conservative Christian. After rebelling and leaving home, an abortion left Celia riddled with guilt and disillusioned with faith. Now working as an art gallery director in Derby, S.C., Celia collects art but avoids relationships. Her neighbor, the formerly promiscuous Bruce Healey, is disfigured by burns, and Turner gives a fine twist to his story. As Celia and Bruce come to terms with their pasts, they begin to believe in the power of God's grace and forgiveness. This is challenging reading, with the characters engrossed in interior monologue rather than dialogue. Celia and Bruce keep telling themselves why their story would never make a good novel (which raises its own set of questions in the reader's mind). Turner's lovely writing saves many scenes, and fans will recognize characters from her previous novels, such as the Christy Award winner A Garden to Keep. Newcomers can read this as a stand-alone novel, but it will take stamina to make it to the happily-ever-after conclusion. (Aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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