“Interesting and informative.”
+ Booklist 17:67 N ’20 Wis Lib Bul 16:234 D ’20 70w
STOCKLEY, CYNTHIA. Pink gods and blue demons. *$1.50 (9c) Doran
20–10303
A story of South Africa. The pink gods and blue demons are the lightning flashes of temptation from the facets of diamonds. Loree Temple, a young and much indulged wife, falls under their spell. Her husband has gone north on business leaving her alone in Kimberley. She falls under the spell of the diamonds and so into the power of the man who can give them to her. She is extricated through the loyalty and generosity of another woman, and, her lesson learned, goes to join her husband.
“The tale is interesting and moves swiftly forward to a sufficiently dramatic climax.”
+ N Y Times 25:320 Je 20 ’20 450w
“The story holds one’s attention closely.”
+ Outlook 125:507 Jl 14 ’20 50w