Sheltering Rain: A sweeping, family story of enduring love and heartache, told across generations and continents

Name: Sheltering Rain: A sweeping, family story of enduring love and heartache, told across generations and continents
Rating: 4.0638298988342285 (47 reviews)

Jojo Moyes

May 2016 · Hachette UK

47 reviews

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'A beautiful account of different generations of a one family. I am never, ever disappointed in Jojo Moyes' books.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I think this might be my favourite Jojo Moyes novel of all time?!' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The characters absolutely shine - you can't help but involve yourself with their pain and their happiness. I cannot recommend this highly enough.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES!

When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Quickly wedded, she leaves to travel the world with her new husband. But she soon discovers that married life isn't all that it seems . . .

In 1980, Joy's young daughter Kate mysteriously flees the family home. Fifteen years later, Kate's own daughter Sabine leaves London in search of grandparents she has never known. When the family is finally reunited, hidden tensions come to the surface, uncovering a dark secret which has been deeply buried for years . . .

Praise for Jojo Moyes
'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell
'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult
'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker

'A beautiful account of different generations of a one family. I am never, ever disappointed in Jojo Moyes' books.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I think this might be my favourite Jojo Moyes novel of all time?!' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The characters absolutely shine - you can't help but involve yourself wi...

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47 reviews

Linda Vallely

June 19, 2016

An OK read, not brilliant.

6 people found this review helpful

Sue Fowkes

October 23, 2019

Yet another great story. Always a compelling reason to read on till the very last full stop

Joella Dankwah-Coffie

June 27, 2017

Beautifully written. I'd read it again.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and journalist. Her books include the bestsellers The Girl You Left Behind, The One Plus One, Me Before You and After You and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. Her novels have been translated into forty-four languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over thirty-eight million copies worldwide. Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Jojo lives in Essex.

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