4 NOVEMBER 1932, Page 36

THE VALLEY. By Richard Macfarlane. (Hamilton. 7s. 6d.)— A - country

doctor has revealed to him in dreams the secret of a new treatment which has extraordinary results. The world gets hold of his discovery, the villagers are demoralised, a newspaper tries to buy up the miracle, and so forth. Mr. Macfarlane's handling of his big theme is uneven, but several of his scenes' particularly the ghastly restoring to life of the man struck by lightning, and the scene where the parson climbs the hilltop in a storm to pray that the Almighty will withdraw His boon, show genuine power, and suggest that Mr. Macfarlane will be heard of again.