| Heavy is the Rain Contributor(s): Adams, Stella (Author) |
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ISBN: 0996005803 ISBN-13: 9780996005807 Publisher: Stargo LLC OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.07 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seven-year old Billie Cunningham, moves to Baltimore in 1948 with her mother, Lilly Ann, who hopes to find a better life by marrying Herbert Brown, a city slicker, 12 years her senior. Billie's misgivings about the marriage prove to be well founded, and she's forced to keep a terrible secret. She finds solace and safety in an angry Tom McNeal, Jr., who appoints himself her protector. Also, unbeknowst to Billie, her clairvoyant, mysterious grandmother, Gertie, in South Carolina, does things on her behalf. Ultimately, Billie and Tom realize they must reconcile their pasts in order to truly heal and have a future--whether together or apart. |