I Will Send Rain
A luminous, tenderly rendered novel of a woman fighting for her family's survival in the early years of the Dust Bowl; from the acclaimed and award-winning Rae Meadows.Annie Bell can't escape the dust. It's in her hair, covering the windowsills, coating the animals in the barn, in the corners of...
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A luminous, tenderly rendered novel of a woman fighting for her family's survival in the early years of the Dust Bowl; from the acclaimed and award-winning Rae Meadows.Annie Bell can't escape the dust. It's in her hair, covering the windowsills, coating the animals in the barn, in the corners of her children's dry, cracked lips. It's 1934 and the Bell farm in Mulehead, Okl
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781627794268 (1627794263)
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
I Will Send Rain by Rae Meadows focuses narrowly on the Bell family and their individual struggles set against a background of the Dust Bowl. Rae Meadow's writing depicts a gritty picture of the individuals and the scene, but I do not feel an emotional connection to the story. I walk away not reflec...
In the 1930’s, the wheat belt suffered the effects of a disastrous drought. Angry clouds of dust brought violent storms that left destroyed crops, homes and animals in its wake. Farmers suffering from the strain of trying to save their crops and their animals were unable to find a solution. They fou...
I saw the brown film as it coated their table, marking the lines where the cloth had been laid. They tried to cover their dishes that held their merger dinner which mother had prepared. The family had rushed to cover their meal as they heard the wind picking up and they knew they had to quickly stuf...
#IWILLSENDRAIN I liked this book. I really felt the daily struggle that these people endured. I had heard of the duststorms, but I had no idea that they were that prevalent and lasted that long. I could not imagine going through it, but this book did a lot towards helping me.It was a sad book, but...
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