Sheltering Rain
Loosely based on the story of her own grandparents, Sheltering  Rain is the impressive debut of U.K. author Jojo Moyes. Joy and  her husband, edward, meet during coronation festivities in Hong  Kong in 1953. Forty years later, they are living on a ramshackle  Irish estate, where edward's health is rapidly declining. Their  spunky granddaughter Sabine arrives and is at first miserable in  the grim surroundings. Weeks later, she is followed by her  flighty mother, Kate, from whom Joy has been estranged for  years. There are plenty of fireworks among the three and the  strong supporting cast as old secrets come to the surface in  this absorbing family drama. National advertising.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.