| Show new books reviewed by harry grace bood books are like treasured friends it Is always stimulating to learn why certain books are more popular than others in interesting the public that in mind we are the bet sellers in this column II 11 book lovers are buying these books in sue large numbers in cosmopolitan centeio it Is because in each of them are tain elements which have a justified appeal to the greatest number THE K I 1 N G MAKER by rafael saatina tini ap pp 2 50 hall another book ot the days of the french revolution in this great historical novel danton robe francois chabot stalk across its pages in their several and various roles the guillotining guillo ot marie an tobnette tol nette Is stark realism and through it all we find favored ot the people checkmating check mating here tramping trumping trum ping the bloody purposes ot robe sp e gambling with death in his steadfast loyalty to his king and pursuing his love for adorable aline tha reader finishes the book feeling that in the dashing guise of he has ridden the whirlwind and guld ed the destiny of the french revola alon SUSAN SPRAY by sheila kave smith ap pp 2 50 this la one of the strangest charac that one could imagine and in the field of contemporary literature there Is claimed for it the sheila kayo smiths greatest story since joanna godden the lady Is positively a melting pot of emotions boiling to the surface as absolutely unscrupulous yet religious she Is revealed as a humbug with a considerable degree of sincerity a combination of and a pagan to read this story one experiences several and sundry sur arises j HATTER S CASTLE by A J cronan ap pp 2 50 this book tells the story of james brodle a batter in an industrial town in scotland it has its fascination tor me because I 1 have known such a char acter it is the story of a tyrants downfall he is a veritable bully at home or in business he browbeats hi timorous wife kicks one of bis daugh out of the house drives to a fright tul end the other and exercises thru sheer physical brutality a physical tear over his son this first novel by dr cronan reveals marvelous insight into the sense ot the emotion ot life and the fine delineation ot drama humor and tragedy FINCH S FORTUNE by mazo de la roche ap pp 2 50 finch whiteoak on his birthday at jalna Is faced with the problem of what to do with a small fortune he has inherited the money means much to his own career yet the generous finch knows well the claims ot his brothers sister and uncles A new car tor piers a few thousands tor the scapegrace eden a big loan to his als ter so bis fortune dwindles in book finch emerges from adolescence sensitive awkward rawboned he wll always be but in his pursuit ot the music he loves and in the desperation in which he Is thrown by his first lovo affair finch comes ta man s estate do you want any of these or any other current booksh simply phone or write the office of this paper we will have them sent C 0 D parcel post direct to yon pins regular post office fees postage prepaid |
