Sheltering Rain
by Jojo Moyes
Taste attributes: dramaromancefamilyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of agelove conquers all
Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Jojo Moyes
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 416
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- Open Library
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