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Rainwater

In 1934, with the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs a Texas boardinghouse plus cares for her ten-year-old son Solly, a sweet but challenging child. She takes in David Rainwater as a tenant and before long is moved by the kindness he shows other boarders, Solly ... and Ella herself. But the stranglehold of the Depression creates a fertile atmosphere for racial tensions and social unrest. And on the hottest, most violent night of the summer, Mr. Rainwater's soft-spokenness, restraint, and the steely resolve of his convictionsthose will be put to the ultimate test.

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  • "Ketika Ella Barron memutuskan untuk menerima David Rainwater tinggal di rumahnya, dia tak mengira lelaki itu akan mengubah jalan hidupnya. Sebagai janda beranak satu, Ella mesti bekerja keras dengan menerima beberapa pemondok di rumah warisan orang tuanya."
  • "The year is 1934. 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. Between chores of cooking and cleaning for her residents, she cares for her ten-year-old son, Solly, a sweet but challenging child whose misunderstood behavior finds Ella on the receiving end of pity, derision, and suspicion. When David Rainwater arrives at the house looking for lodging, he comes recommended by a trusted friend as "a man of impeccable character." But Ella senses that admitting Mr. Rainwater will bring about unsettling changes. However, times are hard, and in order to make ends meet, Ella's house must remain one hundred percent occupied. So Mr. Rainwater moves into her house, and impacts her life in ways Ella could never have foreseen. The changes are echoed by the turbulence beyond the house walls. Friends and neighbors who've thus far maintained a tenuous grip on their meager livelihoods now face foreclosure and financial ruin. In an effort to save their families from homelessness and hunger, farmers and cattlemen are forced to make choices that come with heartrending consequences. The climate of desperation creates a fertile atmosphere for racial tensions and social unrest. Conrad Ellis, privileged and spoiled and Ella's nemesis since childhood, steps into this arena of teeming hostility to exact his vengeance and demonstrate the extent of his blind hatred and unlimited cruelty. He and his gang of hoodlums come to embody the rule of law, and no one in Gilead, Texas, is safe. Particularly Ella and Solly. In this hotbed of uncertainty, Ella findsMr. Rainwater a calming presence. She is moved by the kindness he shows other boarders, Solly and Ella herself. Slowly, she begins to rely on his soft-spokenness, his restraint, and the steely resolve of his convictions. And on the hottest, most violent night of the summer, those principles will be put to the ultimate test. From acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a powerfully moving novel celebrating the largess and foresight of a great bygone generation. It tells a story that bears witness to a bittersweet truth: that love is worth whatever price one must pay for it."
  • "In 1934, with the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs a Texas boardinghouse plus cares for her ten-year-old son Solly, a sweet but challenging child. She takes in David Rainwater as a tenant and before long is moved by the kindness he shows other boarders, Solly ... and Ella herself. But the stranglehold of the Depression creates a fertile atmosphere for racial tensions and social unrest. And on the hottest, most violent night of the summer, Mr. Rainwater's soft-spokenness, restraint, and the steely resolve of his convictionsthose will be put to the ultimate test."@en
  • "In the midst of the Great Depression, Ella Barron strenuously works to keep her Texas boardinghouse up and running. Between cooking, cleaning, and caring for her misbehaving child, Ella struggles to get by. However, the enigmatic David Rainwater shows up out-of-the-blue, looking for room and board, Ella happily takes him in. But when Conrad Ellis and his gang of hoods threaten violence, Ella and Rainwater are put to the test."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "In a time of drought and economic depression in 1934, Ella Barron runs her boardinghouse in Texas while caring for her son, Solly, and responds to the calm influence of one of her boarders, David Rainwater, while facing the tension and uncertainty around her."@en
  • "In a time of drought and economic depression in 1934, Ella Barron runs her boardinghouse in Texas while caring for her son, Solly, and responds to the calm influence of one of her boarders, David Rainwater, while facing the tension and uncertainty around her."
  • "Ella Barron runs her Texas boarding house with efficiency as she cooks, cleans, launders and cares for son. But when the town doctor brings a new boarder, Mr David Rainwater, Ella begrudingly accepts him becomes swept along by an unusual series of events and soon realises life for her and her town are about to change."
  • "In 1934, a time of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her boardinghouse in Texas while caring for her son and responds to the calm influence of one of her boarders, while facing the tension and uncertainty around her."@en
  • "In 1934, a time of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her boardinghouse in Texas while caring for her son and responds to the calm influence of one of her boarders, while facing the tension and uncertainty around her."

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  • "Manuscripts"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Galley proofs"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Rainwater"
  • "Rainwater"@en
  • "Rainwater: A Novel"
  • "Rainwater[LP]"@en
  • "Rainwater : [a novel]"@en

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