Her string of bestsellers feature strong, capable career women in extreme circumstances. Sandra brown is the author of seventy new york times bestsellers, including tailspin, seeing red, sting, mean streak, friction, deadline, and rainwater. Rainwater by sandra brown 2009, hardcover for sale online. Ella barron is determined that even the ravages of the dust bowl will not affect the wellordered life she has built for herself and her special child, solly, who lives in a world of his own that even she cant enter. This is a romance in 1930s between a boarding house manager and her boarder who has cancer and is dying. Sandra browns white hot starring shenae grimesbeech, sean faris and john schneider coming soon duration. Rainwater by sandra brown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rainwater by sandra brown book cover, description, publication history. Which qualities are inherent and which do you attribute to her situation in life. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rainwater. Rainwater by sandra brown 2010, paperback for sale.
Thence starts an interesting friendship and love between rainwater, the title protagonist, and ella. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How does the setting affect the action of the story. Ella barron, a hardworking woman whose husband deserted her, accepts david rainwater, a. Ella barron toils 247 running a boarding house to provide for herself and solly, her 10yearold. I like a book that once you start reading you cant put it down. May have minor sticker residue or marks or writing. Sandra and her husband, michael brown, live in arlington, texas.
Rainwater book by sandra brown official publisher page. Rainwater by sandra brown overdrive rakuten overdrive. When rainwater moves into ellas boarding house, he impacts her life in ways she could never have foreseen. Ella barron, a hardworking woman whose husband deserted her, accepts david rainwater, a relative of the doctors. However, times are hard, and in order to make ends meet, ellas house must remain one hundred percent occupied.
Sandra brown books list of books by author sandra brown. Aware that he evokes pity and distrust, ella holds herself aloof from her small community, but her new boarder, david rainwater, comes into her lifeand changes it forever. When dark clouds appear, they bring thunder with very little moisture. Novelist sandra brown introduces her new novel rainwater. Paper transformed a handbook of surface design and creative paper projects this book is really a great source of information for different and unique ways to manipulate paper. Rainwater book by sandra brown official publisher page simon. Im a huge sandra brown fan, and some of the most memorable romantic suspense books ive read are penned by her. Set in rural texas during the 1930s the story revolves around ella, a single mother who runs a boarding house while caring for her handicapped son. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, ella barron runs her texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in balance.
Sandra brown is an author always willing to look the horrific right in the eye and this book is no exception. Kincaid, walks into her boarding house one day, with a potential boarder, david rainwater. Ive read a lot of sandra browns books but this one is a definite not to read. Learn more about rainwater at sandrabrown9781439192924. Rainwater shows ella lessons of life that we all would do better learning, but cannot until we open ourselves to the possibility of truly unconditional love. Altough its only the second book of sandra brown that ive read i have to say that her writing is very characteristic, even without knowing the author of the two books, breath of scandal and hello, darkness, one could easily link them to each other.
Altough its only the second book of sandra brown that ive read i have to say that her writing is very characteristic, even without knowing the author of the two books, breath of scandal and hello, darkness, one could easily link them to each. Of the 31 sandra brown books i have read, rainwater is by far the very best. Rainwater by sandra brown acclaimed bestselling author sandra brown celebrates the spirit and determination that kept our country proud even through the great d. Ella baron runs her texas boarding house with the efficiency of a ships captain and the grace of a gentlewoman. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Rainwater by sandra brown book club discussion questions. Rainwater also delves into the world of autism before anyone really knew what autism was. Join facebook to connect with sandra rainwater and others you may know. David rainwaterbut ella is immediately resistant to opening up her home to this mysterious stranger. Rainwater is a man of impeccable character, a former cotton broker and a victim of the great depression, ella stiffens at the thought of taking him in. Rainwater is a significant departure from brown s previous novelsmr. Our service is second to no other seller because we use easy to remove inventory tags and try to ship every day so your book arrives quicker.
It is not a romantic thriller, there are no emotional breakups and makeups, and the book contains no explicit sex. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rainwater. Rainwater ebook by sandra brown 97814391769 rakuten kobo. When david rainwater arrives at the house looking for lodging, he comes recommended by a trusted friend as a man of impeccable character. Sandra brown is the author of sixtyeight new york times bestsellers, including mean streak, deadline, low pressure, and smoke screen. Sandra browns rainwater is set in a small texas town in 1934 amidst the great depression, the dust bowl, and the heat of racial tension. Rainwater by sandra brown 2009, hardcover for sale. Here we are treated to all the things that made the depression era so darn depressing. Although ella is the main protagonist of the story, it is interesting that sandra brown makes david the title protagonist. The story starts with an old man in and antique shop, a couple come to his shop. Rainwater is a book you will want to put down and not continue to read. This book encompasses the life of segregation, prejudice, greed, determination, death, and selflessness. Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, most of which remain in print.
One of his most vivid childhood memories was of a showdown between his father and armed federal agents who arrived at grandpas dairy farm demanding he pour out surplus milk rather than give it away to people in need. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Rainwater is a man of impeccable character, a former cotton broker and a victim of the. This was written between contractual obligations, inspired in part by her fathers life during the depression in the texas dustbowl. Rainwater by sandra brown, first edition, hardcover abebooks. Sandra brown is the author of seventyone new york times bestsellers. Dec 18, 2009 sandra brown s white hot starring shenae grimesbeech, sean faris and john schneider coming soon duration. Rainwater is based on a true story told to me by my late father who grew up during the great depression. View the profiles of people named sandra rainwater. Nov 03, 2009 rainwater ebook written by sandra brown. Review of rainwater by sandra brown rhapsody in books weblog. Rainwater by sandra brown, 9781439192924, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Rainwater by sandra brown signed first edition book.
Rainwater by sandra is a book which combines a bit of historical fiction and romance to create a excellent story from start to finish. There are farmers with starving herds who are caught between shooting their cattle to benefit from a government program or losing their land and homes. Already a successful romance novelist in the 1980s, sandra brown struck gold when she pushed past the category s boundaries to take chances with more intricate plotting, richer characters, and surprising plot twists. Truly unique ways to manipulate paper into true creations. There i was, trying to find a nice trashy sort of oxymoronic, that book to read, so i thought sandra brown would be reliable in that department. Sandra and her husband, michael brown, live in arlington. In rainwater, sandra brown describes the delicious southern meals cooked by ella barron. 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. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Read rainwater by sandra brown available from rakuten kobo. Rainwater is by sandra brown, who, from my understanding writes mostly in the genre of mystery and suspense. Dont forget to check back tomorrow, december 11th, to enter our rainwater giveaway. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, ella barron runs her texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that.
Rainwater is a significant departure from browns previous novelsmr. Rainwater by sandra brown signed first edition book see all titles by sandra brown the year is 1934. Writing professionally since 1981, brown has published over seventyfive novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Gilead, texas1934, population 5,000, if you dont count the unfortunates inhabiting the shantytown on the city limitsis reeling from the ravages of the crash and the drought, but ella barrons boarding house is an enclave of. Author sandra brown has the golden touch rainwater has a deeply personal feel to it, and theres a careful, loving tone that caries through in its simplicity a beautiful little tale with an engaging, timeless feel thats as comfortable as warm apple pie. Rainwater by sandra brown 2010, paperback for sale online. Sandra browns rainwater is a poignant, lyrical novel that will speak straight to your heart, a story that bears witness to a powerful truth. Share rainwater by sandra brown 2010, paperback rainwater by sandra brown 2010, paperback 3 product ratings.