Sheltering Rain
the captivating and emotional novel from the author of Me Before You
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3.8 • 77 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
**From the bestselling author of The Last Letter from Your Lover, now a major motion picture**
The captivating debut novel by Jojo Moyes, internationally bestselling author of Me Before You, After You Still Me and The Giver of Stars.
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'Page-turning . . . Be sure that your bookmark is a hankie.' - Elle
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 . . .
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'An enjoyable read' - Sunday Express
'An emotional roller-coaster' - Company
'Beautiful and very moving' - Lesley Pearse
'Rich and deep and full of wonderfully realised characters' - Anne Rivers Siddons
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.
Customer Reviews
A bit boring, not like any other her books
I haven't even finished the book yet but I don't like it. I'm just reading in the memory of her other books. I loved Me Before You! And After You! And Last Letter from Your Lover! But this one is going so slooow! I don't know why. Everything is happening very slowly, there is no drive, nothing to looking forward to. Dull!