A review by moosepathleague
Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr

5.0

First in another series, this one a precursor to Virgin River. Whereas Virgin River is very male-centric. The retired military men are, largely, the center of the stories, Grace Valley is more female centric. The men THINK they make the decisions but the women work around it. This felt a little like Jan Karon's Mitford series only based on the work of a doctor instead of a minister. She deals with some difficult topics: PTSD, Vietnam vets, sexual harassment, spousal abuse but she handles them deftly. Usually when I read a book that touches on these I have a hard time (I read to relax and escape not to feel sad) but Carr's style doesn't feel like a moralistic sledgehammer. Some romance involved but more a story about a town.