McEaster Valley

By Walter R. Hoge

In McEaster Valley, author and veterinarian Walter R. Hoge celebrates the power of a courageous and giving heart. In this brief tale, he allows readers to marvel at Mother Earth's beauty and consider the ideal life of service without reward. Along the way, this fascinating parable follows he and his dog across an unearthly valley in the Sierra foothills that leads them to a mysterious ford where a stranger guides them to another place deep in a mountain cavern. It is a place of peace, serenity, and fantastic beauty. It is a place that Hoge does not want to leave until the dawn returns him to the foothills and he makes his way home. In this, he ultimately helps readers consider ways to make choices in their life based on the natural order of things, rather than human upon whims or desire. Written to his children, Hoge's universal message is that a life of duty without any hope of accolades or monetary gain is, indeed, the richest life anyone could hope to enjoy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439240396
• ISBN13: 9781439240397
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 0.1" x 8.3"