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Rent Rainwater
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Narrator: Victor Slezak
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: Nov 2009
Genre: Fiction - Romance - Historical
Retail Price: $14.99
Discs: 6
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
I am a hugh fan on Sandra Brown and love her stories. This one was such a departure from her usually style, I was a did not know if I should take the time to read it. So glad I took the time, could not put it down. What a beautiful love story. I am looking forward to more stories from MS Brown in this style. Great Reading!!!!
I just finished Rainwater a couple of days ago. I loved this book so much for its simplicity that deftly covered an extreme mix of complications. The love affair between Ella and David evolved perfectly and absolutely appropriately within the context of everything else that goes on in the story. My heart broke when I heard the words they never saw each other again. Devastating in its simplicity. A perfectly tight little book. Thank you Sandra Brown.
My first Sandra Brown, and if she has more where this came from I will be on the hunt. What lingers in a little corner of my mind is the dialogue. It is not eloquent or wordy it is to the point. In the short exchanges between the people in the story, the reader finds their true character revealed & feels like an invisible eavesdropper in the scene.I enjoyed this book so much I bought three copies one for my sister, one for a friend, and a hardcover for my library. Both women enjoyed the book as much as I did.
I absolutely loved this novel. I am a Sandra Brown fan and I must admit that this book is unlike her usual love stories. Very different time and situation for her characters this time. Great book!