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Rain's father has to go on a research trip, so Rain goes to her grandmother's in London for the summer. She finds an old diary and discovers her mother was pregnant with her when she was her age, sixteen - she discovers how scared and confused and happy her mum was at the time. Rain retraces the places that her mother went with a boy who is helping her grandmother re-decorate - Harry. And having started out being very spiky with each other, they fall in love. This is an intergenerational story of exploring how women feel many of the same things - from mad, joyful love to not having a clue what they're doing, And also the moment in every girl's life when she leaves behind the safety of her parents.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rain is an intriguing title for a novel about which is on the theme of summer romance. But it is also rather beautiful, I think, and immediately conveys that there is a depth to this story beyond a holiday romance. Rain has just finished her GCSEs. She should be about to have a summer of freedom and frivolity. Instead she is leaving her friends and her quiet Northern home and heading for London to spend the Summer with her gran. This is the first time Rain has been away from home and she experiences feelings of anxiety and excitement. Rain's dad Sam is a scientist and he is going to be spending the summer in Norway doing research for his work. This is the first time that they have been separated and although Rain knows it will be good for her dad to have a working holiday, she is nervous about being away from him. They have their comfortable rountine and to imagine her life without it seems strange and unnerving. And so the story begins...
The stay in London is an emotional journey for Rain. Her mother died when she was ten and she hasn't visited her grand mother's house since. Whilst she is there, she stays in her mother's old room and becomes engrossed by discovering who her mother was by the things that are stored in the cupboard. Her old exercise books are there. Her old diaries too. Seven years on and Rain is still coming to terms with her loss. This novel explores how we cope with grief and how we often try to manage alone with so many unanswered questions.
However, there is also romance and a sweeter, lighter side to the story. Harry, a university student, has been employed by Rain's gran Vivienne to help her renovate the house and garden. Vivienne is intending on selling the house to solve her debt problems. Rain thinks that Harry sees her as a pity-worthy school girl. She finds his teasing infuriating but as the weeks go by she leans on him for support and they develop a friendship. Rain begins to wonder if it could be something more but then Harry's very annoying sidekick Maddy shows up and bursts Rain's bubble.
The story is told through several narrative viewpoints. A third person narration tells the over-arching story and this is interspersed with the entries of Rain's diary. Rain's diary communicates her inner turmoil about the loss of her mother as well as her inability to talk about it with her family. In addition to Rain's diary we have excerpts from her mother Sarah's diary. These bring both delight and despair as Rain ventures into the teenage life of her mother. There are also emails between Rain and her best friend and Rain and her dad. These give us a glimpse into the girl that Rain is before she embarks on her journey of self-discovery.
Summer in this story was very much integral with the setting. Rain visits many of the London landmarks and it felt like her journey was partly shaped by her education of the city. Le Vann really captured the heart of the joy of London and the rich cultural diversity that idenitifies it.
This novel was about finding yourself and moving forward. Rain delves into the themes of loss and love and was an uplifting, sweet tale. A great book that will have you yearning for the sights and sounds of London and someone to hold your hand as you explore them. Just lovely!
I'd recommend this to teens age 12+.
The stay in London is an emotional journey for Rain. Her mother died when she was ten and she hasn't visited her grand mother's house since. Whilst she is there, she stays in her mother's old room and becomes engrossed by discovering who her mother was by the things that are stored in the cupboard. Her old exercise books are there. Her old diaries too. Seven years on and Rain is still coming to terms with her loss. This novel explores how we cope with grief and how we often try to manage alone with so many unanswered questions.
However, there is also romance and a sweeter, lighter side to the story. Harry, a university student, has been employed by Rain's gran Vivienne to help her renovate the house and garden. Vivienne is intending on selling the house to solve her debt problems. Rain thinks that Harry sees her as a pity-worthy school girl. She finds his teasing infuriating but as the weeks go by she leans on him for support and they develop a friendship. Rain begins to wonder if it could be something more but then Harry's very annoying sidekick Maddy shows up and bursts Rain's bubble.
The story is told through several narrative viewpoints. A third person narration tells the over-arching story and this is interspersed with the entries of Rain's diary. Rain's diary communicates her inner turmoil about the loss of her mother as well as her inability to talk about it with her family. In addition to Rain's diary we have excerpts from her mother Sarah's diary. These bring both delight and despair as Rain ventures into the teenage life of her mother. There are also emails between Rain and her best friend and Rain and her dad. These give us a glimpse into the girl that Rain is before she embarks on her journey of self-discovery.
Summer in this story was very much integral with the setting. Rain visits many of the London landmarks and it felt like her journey was partly shaped by her education of the city. Le Vann really captured the heart of the joy of London and the rich cultural diversity that idenitifies it.
This novel was about finding yourself and moving forward. Rain delves into the themes of loss and love and was an uplifting, sweet tale. A great book that will have you yearning for the sights and sounds of London and someone to hold your hand as you explore them. Just lovely!
I'd recommend this to teens age 12+.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Rain Review by Danielle Leach. - I really enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it.
6 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
Rain Review.
This book was a really good read; it told a story about a teenage girl who goes on the journey to find out more about her mother who died when she was younger. The story had a great unexpected twist which kept me hooked. The characters were strong, and you could relate to them. She goes to her grandma's to stay, when her father goes away for the summer, on a work trip. This is a new adventure for her, as she has never been to London and she hardly ever see's her grandma.
She is dreading her time there, as she thinks that her time there will be boring. But she couldn't have been more wrong. She meets a young student Harry, who is working for her grandma over summer; he shows her the wonders of the London town. The book gives a descriptive encounter of her experiences, and her overview of what she goes through.
I won't give the plot away too much, but her journey starts when she offers to clean out an old wardrobe full of her mother's old stuff. Hidden amongst a pile of books are a selection of rather personal diary's, they contain typical teenage diary entries. However the nicknames her mother uses in the book causes Rain to get the complete wrong end of the stick. She reads the diary from when her mother was the same age as her, this was when she got pregnant.
I really enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it.
This book was a really good read; it told a story about a teenage girl who goes on the journey to find out more about her mother who died when she was younger. The story had a great unexpected twist which kept me hooked. The characters were strong, and you could relate to them. She goes to her grandma's to stay, when her father goes away for the summer, on a work trip. This is a new adventure for her, as she has never been to London and she hardly ever see's her grandma.
She is dreading her time there, as she thinks that her time there will be boring. But she couldn't have been more wrong. She meets a young student Harry, who is working for her grandma over summer; he shows her the wonders of the London town. The book gives a descriptive encounter of her experiences, and her overview of what she goes through.
I won't give the plot away too much, but her journey starts when she offers to clean out an old wardrobe full of her mother's old stuff. Hidden amongst a pile of books are a selection of rather personal diary's, they contain typical teenage diary entries. However the nicknames her mother uses in the book causes Rain to get the complete wrong end of the stick. She reads the diary from when her mother was the same age as her, this was when she got pregnant.
I really enjoyed this book and I definitely recommend it.
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