The Small Rain, Madeleine LEngle
The Small Rain, Madeleine LEngle
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The Small Rain

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Kathleen Gati

Unabridged: 10 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/15/2018

Categories: Fiction, Family Life

Synopsis

“An unusual and beautiful book,” the first novel by the bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time explores the life of a young artist (Los Angeles Times).At only ten years old, Katherine Forrester has already experienced her fair share of upheaval. It has been three years since she last saw her mother, a concert pianist whose career was cut short by a terrible accident. After a brief reunion, tragedy strikes once more, forcing Katherine from the familiarity of New York City to a foreign Swiss boarding school.Far from home, she struggles with the challenges of growing up. Stifled by her daily routine and the pettiness of her classmates, Katherine’s piano lessons with a gifted young teacher provide an anchor in the storm. After graduation, she follows in her mother’s footsteps, pursuing a career as a pianist in Greenwich Village. There, she must learn to reconcile her blossoming relationship with her fiancé with the one consistent and dominant force in her life: music.Inspired by the author’s time living among artists, The Small Rain follows Katherine’s journey from a distraught girl to an exuberant and talented woman with the breadth and poignancy that defines Madeleine L’Engle’s signature style.

About Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L’Engle, the popular author of many books for children and adults, interspersed her writing and teaching career with raising three children, maintaining an apartment in New York and a farmhouse of charming confusion which is called “Crosswicks.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melody

I never realized as a kid that L'Engle just can't write believable dialogue. She really had a tin ear. And it really doesn't matter. It's interesting to me how, as I work my way through the L'Engle on my shelves, I keep complaining about it and following the complaints with "but it really doesn't ma......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

First, I'm really annoyed with whichever Goodreads librarian classified these books by Katherine's MARRIED name, giving away the fact that (view spoiler)[she married Justin Vigneras although she is engaged to a man named Pete throughout the whole last third of the book. (hide spoiler)] So, thanks, Goodreads, for the major spoile......more

Goodreads review by Katherine

I enjoyed quite a few of L'Engle's books growing up (primarily many hours spent reading the Time Quintet), so it was interesting to explore a more adult-focused novel from her, particularly one focused on an aspiring musician. This was her first novel, which definitely shows. While there are strong,......more

Goodreads review by Judy

This is Madeleine L'Engle's first novel and what a beautiful book it is. (I missed it when I was reading books from 1945.) The story opens when Katherine is ten years old. Her mother, a famous concert pianist, is somewhere unknown to Katherine, recovering from a nearly fatal accident. Manya, an actr......more

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