Rainwater is a literary fiction book by author Sandra Brown.
In 1934. As the country was beset by a drought and recession, Ella Barron ran her Texas home with efficiency ensuring her life was in balance. In between cooking and cleaning chores for her residents, she takes care of her 10-year-old son, Solly, a sweet yet defiant, misbehaving child that Ella perceives as taking pity, ridicule, and suspicion.
When David Rainwater came to the house looking for a place to stay, he was referred to as “a man of perfect character” by a trusted friend. But Ella feels that acknowledging Mr. Rainwater will bring disturbing changes.

Times are tough and in order to make a living, Ella’s house must be 100% inhabited. So Mr. Rainwater can move into her home… and impact her life in ways Ella could never have foreseen.

Change is echoed by the chaos outside the walls of the house. Friends and neighbors who until now have maintained a tenuous grip on their meager livelihoods now face foreclosure and financial bankruptcy. In an effort to save families from homelessness and famine, farmers and herders are forced to make choices that lead to heartbreaking consequences.

The atmosphere of despair creates an atmosphere fertile for racial and social unrest. Conrad Ellis – privileged, pampered, and Ella’s arch-nemesis since childhood – steps into this hostile arena to seek revenge and demonstrate the level of blind hatred and boundless cruelty. his term. He and his gang of delinquents came to show the law, and no one in Gilead, Texas, was safe. Especially Ella and Solly.

Ella saw Mr. Rainwater is a calm presence. She’s touched by the kindness he shows the other boarders, Solly… and Ella herself. Gradually, she began to believe in his gentleness, restraint, and firm resolve in the face of his accusations.

This story brings a lot of emotions, most of which are not very pleasant, but still fascinating. Set during a recession in the dust bowl, during a prolonged drought, a single mother of an autistic child runs a boarding house. One of her guests is a dying man. Through his actions, he gave the woman new life and saved her son. The realistic account of the lives of those who had to live during that period is horrifying and heartbreaking. Love, firmness, and integrity in some people are the exact opposite of corruption, greed, and lack of humanity in others. The real and powerful emotions this story draws from are worth the discomfort of having to feel them.

• Rainwater

• By: Sandra Brown

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