Heathen valley

By Romulus Linney

Book Overview

Heathen Valley, Romulus Linney's haunting and original novel, was born from the church histories of the Valle Crucis mission in western North Carolina. Told in four parts, it is a story set in an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0007E0GYY
• Release Date: January 1962
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Yeayah!

Freakin' coolest play ever. I loved it so much. So much drama. A bishop, a missionary, and an orphan try to help a group of heathens become better and have God in their life. They start to find religion, but not in the exact manner as the bishop would hope. After a while he gets upset and changes the church so that it is more Catholic and the town does not approve of this and they all go back to being Heathens again. It is a play about friendship, religion, betrayl, and finding your home. "If I had a home, I would never leave it. I would keep it with me, always." ~Billy

Touching, worthwhile and fascinating story of Appalachia

If you are interested in the early American protestant church, Appalachian history, America in the 1830's, or a good, gripping story with real people, this is a great book. The author reconstructs a bishop's project of building a mission in an area that has forgotten God - folks who's grandparents fled the revolutionary war and became heathens. The story reminds me of "The Education of Little Tree" but with teeth and with a strong message.