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Rain
Rain
Author: Kirsty Gunn
"New Zealand-born Gunn's tone is so sure and her storytelling so seductive in this haunting first novel told in the first-person voice of 13-year-old Janey Phelon that we are coerced into being spectators at a sacrifice. Janey and her younger brother, Jim Little, are the children of alcoholic parents in England. Janey serves as a surrogate mothe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802134479
ISBN-10: 0802134475
Publication Date: 3/11/1996
Pages: 95
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Nightmare of a book. The story was not cohesive, it was completely lost in a flurry of "poetic" phrasery (after reading this book, it's a word) perhaps I'm dim, but I was lost most of the book. This is the 20th book I've read this year, I'm an avid reader, but I found this book to cause mental discomfort.
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Rain is Kirsty Gunn's first novel. It is a haunting and beautifully written story of the dangers of childhood.


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