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Title: Simplistic Soap Opera
Review: One man's "saga" is another person's "soap opera". for me, this was a soap opera. Worse, it was a simplistic one. The "tension" was never taut and every problem was faced with a prayer. At times, especially the end, it seemed to be a book most fitting for Sunday School.The plot is a basic love story in a coal town. Smith is a former miner, drinker and brawler. Of course, he really has a heart of gold, which is brought out by the beautiful young widow who comes from a family of gold. This is a Harlequin without the label.There is a good mine rescue sequence that, unfortunately is offset by a horrendous courtroom scene. Television courtrooms are more realistic.There are a lot of family sagas out there - try any of them before this one. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY is a better one also set in coal town.
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