Rainwater

from lkernagh

In this poignant, beautifully written novel, Brown takes a detour from her usual contemporary romantic suspense thrillers and gives readers a moving, historical cinematic-styled story. Now, I should mention that this is the first story I have read by the author, so I cannot speak to the author's ...

from juniperSun

How could I not read this? I need to hear about women raising their handicapped children, going about daily life. So I read of Ella, her industriousness with laundry or baking despite sweat dripping down her face. I feel guilty for my own lethargy in this current humid heat wave. Her son congratu...

from creighley

I read the e-book version. I may have missed something. The discussion questions in the back mentioned an epilogue that my version did not have and desperately needed. It would have tied everything together. The book starts at when Solly is a grown man talking to two people in his antique store a...

from tina1969

Ella Barron, single mom to Solly runs a boarding house. David Rainwater comes to stay and both his and Ella's life changes. This story is set within the great depression and the era known as the Dust Bowel. I have to say that I know very little about this time. I have read many books by Sandra Br...

from Olivermagnus

This story, inspired by actual events during the Great Depression, takes place in 1934 in the small town of Gilead, Texas. Ella Barron runs a boarding house. Money is tight, yet Ella works hard to keep her place full. She splits her daily time working and caring for her disabled 10-year-old son, ...