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Customer Reviews for Moody Publishers Raising Rain
Moody Publishers Raising Rain
Raised by her mother and three college roommates in the 1970s, Rain Rasmussen discovers that her career has left her alone---with a ticking biological clock. When her terminally ill mother demands a "celebration of life," the women gather for a "stormy" weekend in Monterey. Will they let God help them forgive---and be forgiven? 320 pages, softcover from Moody.
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Customer Reviews for Raising Rain
Review 1 for Raising Rain
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resonates with those who grew up in the 60s
Date:January 10, 2013
Judy
Location:Ontario, Canada
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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This story of women who had been college roommates during the late 60s will resonate with those who grew up during this era. Many youth discarded the values and lifestyles of their parents to seek empowerment for women and peace in the world. This novel shares the consequences of these choices, particularly for Rain, the daughter raised by Jude and her college roommates and Bebe who now had sons leaving for college and the service. As we observe their struggles to come to terms with their lives the author shares hope without offering trite platitudes. I highly recommend this book.
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Review 2 for Raising Rain
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Date:February 22, 2010
Kathleen Popa
Debbie Fuller Thomas' writing always rings true. She resists the easy answer and gives us real characters living real lives. I love her take on contemporary issues. In this novel, she moves fluidly between the 60's and the present day, and it's like looking at two pictures of the same people taken at different times: you're fascinated by the way the characters have changed, the way the choices of the past have made them who they are today. This is a compassionate, tender story of real women wrestling with their angels.
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Date:February 22, 2010
Sharon K. Souza
I loved Debbie Fuller Thomas's Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon, but Raising Rain even more. It's a real, sometimes gritty, look at life in the 60s and the impact it had on an entire generation of women. But it doesn't stop there, because that impact carried over to the next generation, and the next. Rain, daughter of one of the four women featured in the story, is living the fallout. Raising Rain perfectly captures the mood of the 60s, as well as the struggles of a single woman in the 21st century. It's beautifully crafted, with characters that are well defined. Debbie Thomas is a new voice in contemporary women's fiction, but it's a voice that will resonate for years to come.
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Date:February 22, 2010
Latayne C Scott
There's a reason why Debbie Thomas's last book was a finalist for a Christie award, and why I expect this one will be, too: It's one of a new genre of literately-written and thoughtful women's novels.Its central character deals with an increasingly-common situation-- the urgency of wanting a baby, of dealing with the fear of waiting too long."Why did it have to be like this? She hadn't stopped loving Hayden, she just wanted a baby. She didn't want to kick herself years from now because she hadn't tried hard enough." (page 178.)True, this isn't a fast-paced suspense novel. It's a book to savor and think about long after you close the last well-written page.
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Date:February 22, 2010
Bonnie G
Debbie Fuller Thomas has written a complex novel that both celebrates and contemplates the modern family. The characters are so real they could be your next door neighbors - or even you. Thomas doesn't resort to easy answers, instead she tells it like it is and draws us into the fully realized lives of women who are trying to figure it all out. This is a wonderful examination of the complexities of family life, motherhood, health, hope, and ultimately, who we truly belong to - God, ourselves, and each other. A wonderful book!
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Date:January 10, 2010
Ardythe Kolb
Ho hum. I plodded through endless details, expecting to find something exciting. It could have been a powerful story of how Jesus transforms lives, but if readers don't know the Lord it must leave them thinking there's no real answer for life's problems. Or that Christians deal with things the same as the rest of the world. I don't remember the name of Jesus even being used.
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Review 7 for Raising Rain
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Date:September 19, 2009
"Raising Rain" is an excellent contemporary Christian fiction novel.The characters were interesting, realistic, and varied. The problems they struggled with were complex and realistic. I suspect that women who are dealing with a newly empty nest or fertility issues will enjoy this book the most, though the characters were written well enough that I (who couldn't relate to the specific problems they faced) came to care deeply about them.I liked the atmosphere of the novel and the nuances of how the characters related to each other. The pacing was a bit slower than is typical of modern novels, but I didn't feel like any particular part dragged or was boring--it was just part of what created the atmosphere.Christianity was an underlying current in this novel. The character's beliefs (whether feminism, their religion or lack or it, etc.) were the motivating forces behind their actions. The novel didn't have a lot of God-talk and I didn't find it preachy, but I suspect many non-Christians wouldn't enjoy this novel due to some of the issues that were raised.There was no bad language. Sex (including unmarried encounters) was hinted at or referred to, but it wasn't graphic. Overall, I'd highly recommend this novel as well-written, clean reading.
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