Product Details
Simon & Schuster Australia, February 2010
Trade Paperback, 250 pages
ISBN-10: 0731814592
ISBN-13: 9780731814596
Description
Acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown celebrates the spirit and determination that kept our country proud even through the Great Depression, in this moving tale of a bygone generation and a strong young widow who must rise above her circumstances. Ella Barron is determined that even the ravages of the Dust Bowl will not affect the well-ordered life she has built for herself and her special child, Solly, who lives in a world of his own that even she can't enter. Aware that he evokes pity and distrust, Ella holds herself aloof from her small community, but her new boarder, David Rainwater, comes into her life— and changes it forever. As economic desperation creates bitter social unrest in the town and surrounding farms, Ella finds herself relying on Mr. Rainwater's soft-spoken advice and the steely resolve of his convictions. But tensions escalate in the summer heat, until one violent night everything they believe in will be put to the ultimate test. Sandra Brown's Rainwater is a poignant, lyrical novel that will speak straight to your heart, a story that bears witness to a powerful truth: love is worth whatever price one must pay for it.
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"A warm, nostalgic detour from the suspense queen's comfort zone...satisfying."
-- People magazine (three stars out of four)
"Bestseller Brown (Smash Cut) brings Depression-era Texas to vivid life in this poignant short novel.... Brown skillfully charts the progress of Ella and David's quiet romance, while a contemporary frame adds a neat twist to this heartwarming but never cloying historical."
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Brown, a master of contemporary romantic suspense, makes a huge genre leap.... Many will be irresistibly drawn in by this mesmerizing little fable."
-- Booklist
"Brown demonstrates her incredible breadth of talent and versatility with this touching tearjerker. A quiet, tender story."
-- Romantic Times Book Reviews
"(A) masterful tale. This beautifully written period piece [is] a parable perfect to showcase Sandra Brown s newly displayed brilliance as a skilled lyricist as well as storyteller."
-- Providence Journal-Bulletin (Rhode Island)
"Author Sandra Brown has the golden touch.... Rainwater has a deeply personal feel to it, and there's a careful, loving tone that caries through in its simplicity.... A beautiful little tale with an engaging, timeless feel that's as comfortable as warm apple pie. Here's hoping Brown writes in this style again."
-- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Bureau County Republican, January 27, 2010
...of the LaMoille-Clarion Library will meet at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19 in the library to discuss Rainwater by Sandra Brown. There is still time to read the book and join in the discussion. All adults, male and female are invited. MINERAL The Book ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier, January 12, 2010
...buried. Local bullies and law enforcement tried to prevent that by use of intimidation and weapons. Enter David Rainwater, young man extraordinary, who asks to board at Ellaâs home. She accepts him into her household, but is told on ...
Gainesville Times, December 6, 2009
...Price: $23.99 (hardcover) Rating: Five out of five bookmarks By Alison Reeger Cook Sandra Brown's "Rainwater" is the story of Ella Barron, a single mother living in a small rural town in the 1930s. She runs a boardinghouse while also trying ...
Bradenton Herald, December 2, 2009
...Known for her taut thrillers, Sandra Brown is a perennial presence on the New York Times fiction bestseller list. With 70 million copies of her novels in print, Brown has delighted readers and critics alike with ...
Deseret Morning News, November 15, 2009
...'RAINWATER,' by Sandra Brown, Simon & Schuster, 247 pages, $26 (f) Author Sandra Brown has the golden touch. She's been on the New York Times' bestseller list so many ...
Book Reporter, November 14, 2009
...True to her tradition of writing great books --- with over 50 bestselling titles to date --- author Sandra Brown releases another first-rate novel, RAINWATER, this time in the historical fiction genre. In the novel's background, familiar ...
