Sheltering Rain
A sweeping, family story of enduring love and heartache, told across generations and continents
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Publisher Description
'A beautiful account of different generations of a one family. I am never, ever disappointed in Jojo Moyes' books.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I think this might be my favourite Jojo Moyes novel of all time?!' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The characters absolutely shine - you can't help but involve yourself with their pain and their happiness. I cannot recommend this highly enough.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A sweeping, family story of enduring love and heartache, told across generations and continents
When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Quickly wedded, she leaves to travel the world with her new husband. But she soon discovers that married life isn't all that it seems . . .
In 1980, Joy's young daughter Kate mysteriously flees the family home. Fifteen years later, Kate's own daughter Sabine leaves London in search of grandparents she has never known. When the family is finally reunited, hidden tensions come to the surface, uncovering a dark secret which has been deeply buried for years . . .
Praise for Jojo Moyes
'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell
'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult
'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Loosely based on the story of her own grandparents, Sheltering Rain is the impressive debut of U.K. author Jojo Moyes. Joy and her husband, edward, meet during coronation festivities in Hong Kong in 1953. Forty years later, they are living on a ramshackle Irish estate, where edward's health is rapidly declining. Their spunky granddaughter Sabine arrives and is at first miserable in the grim surroundings. Weeks later, she is followed by her flighty mother, Kate, from whom Joy has been estranged for years. There are plenty of fireworks among the three and the strong supporting cast as old secrets come to the surface in this absorbing family drama. National advertising.
