The Rain Before it Falls
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind girl, her cousin’s granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. This is a story of generations, of the relationships within a family – and of what goes to make a child. Called “the best English novelist of his generation” by Nick Hornby, Jonathan Coe extends his range in this magnificent account of a Shropshire family in the last half of the twentieth century.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
The book is the magnificent account of a family in Shropshire told by the dying protagonist.
Important for the development of one child’s personality are love and acceptance from his mother. Children who grow up without receiving love are not able to give love to their own children.
Generally the author is a satirical writer and he surprises writing a history about three generations of women affected by the post-war London events. Interesting way of captivating the reader until the very end of the novel.