Valley Road: Uplifting Stories from Down South (Unabridged‪)‬

Newspaper articles live a regrettably short life, unless they are sealed behind glass and hung on bedroom walls. They remain in mint condition for one day, and that is often it. They are read at the kitchen table, crumpled and thrown in the trash. They are pressed into cardboard boxes, to help people move household items. They are rolled tight, to frighten dogs into good behavior. They are tossed into campfires, fireplaces and even litter boxes. They turn yellow in coin boxes and on newsstands, unread. The articles are quickly forgotten. 

In Valley Road, author Gary Lloyd lauds the inspiring people he encountered as a journalist, reveals heartening stories of family and friends, and describes the beauty and simplicity of the American South. In doing so, these uplifting stories always have somewhere to live on, and never be forgotten.