NEXT TO NATURE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 4 (Supplement)

NEXT TO NATURE

CITY FOLK UPROOTED That the author, Noel Forrest, is a genuine lover of English country life is revealed in the delightful novel "The Man that Looked on Glass." The story is told of Lois and Alastair Cameron who leave tho city and sink their capital in a bee farm in the country, taking with, them their two children, Ronald and Marjorie. Although they are happy there, a note of ( drama and tragedy creeps into the village and involves the Camerons, who, however, finally weather the storm chiefly through their own remarkable philosophy and happy outlook on life. 1 • Tho two chief features Of this novel are the beautiful descriptions of the countryside and the remarkable gift for character portrayal shown by tho author. Lois and Alastair, their two children, tho rector and his wife, Sir Gilbert Cavan and his amazing menagu of criminals are all individual typeß, clearly-drawn and long to be remembered. The theme of this book is noble, and life's; problems are treated with a delicate spiritual touch which is a refreshing change, rare and valuable in a modern novel. "Tho Man that Looked on Glass," by Noel Forrest. (Hoddcr and Stoughton).