Book II from IN THE VALLEY OF HOPE is here! Farewell PFC POLK: The End of a Nightmare opens in 1945 with a troubling nightmare on Charles Polk, Jr.'s 9th birthday. There was that dream again. Buddy sat up in his bed and looked around the room for more pictures…
Mable at age 19, two years before the romance began. Her mother was already concerned that she would end up on old maid. Charlie and Mable are shown here on their wedding day. The horse, Blackie, is also mentioned in the story.
What inspired a series on the Valley of Hope? What is it? Where is it? Why is it important? To be clear, the Valley of Hope is a real place but the concept is a state of mind. The place is the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It was where early settlers…