I am always on the lookout for a good story to read. Though most of my reading lies in the area of nonfiction topics of interest, a good fictional story is always welcome. And that’s what I found in Charles Martin’s book Send Down The Rain – I found a good story.
I was surprised almost immediately at the storyline. Without giving too much away, the main characters are all in the later stages of life, not old by any means, but no longer young. The story begins when they were young kids, and there are some flashbacks that help to explain the beginnings of the story, but the majority of the book rests in the present day, with characters in the mid- to late-sixties.
I don’t know why, but that surprised me. Thinking about it, I’m sure I have read other novels with similarly aged characters, but I can’t really point to one specifically. After my initial surprise, I dug deeper into the story and was fully immersed before the first few pages were turned. Those kids, the ones who were young when the story started, are now adults, lives lived all over the place, with joys and tragedies, wars and careers, and the scars of life to show for it.
And then life brings them all back together and seems to give them a second chance… Or does it?
This is a story of love and hate, a story of truth and lies, a story of the past, the present and the future. This is a story that could describe any one of us, only with different circumstances. What these characters found could bring a peace to their lives, and what they had to let go of could destroy them if they didn’t.
I was greatly impressed with this novel by Charles Martin. It’s the first of his works that I have read, but it won’t be the last. I highly recommend that you grab a copy and read it is well. You just might enjoy Send Down The Rain as much as I did.
Ratings & Details For Send Down The Rain:
- Genre/Style: Christian Fiction
- Story/Plot: 10 of 10 stars
- Spiritual Content: 8 of 10 stars
- Readability/Flow: 8 of 10 stars
- Cover: 10 of 10 stars
- Overall Rating: 9 of 10 stars
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I received this book free from Harper Collins Christian Publishing as part of their BookLook Bloggers review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.