{"product_id":"the-lightness-of-rain-9798992666182","title":"The Lightness of Rain","description":"\"A debut novel of great scope and passion.A deeply insightful, evocatively written, and inspiring journey.\" Gary Goldstein, author of \u003cem\u003ePlease Come to Boston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Powerful Story of Intersecting Destinies that Collide in a Twist of Fate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, revealing and emotionally layered, \u003cem\u003eThe Lightness of Rain \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling tale of love, sex, forgiveness, past decisions and future possibilities. It is a passionate, haunting novel that captures both the searing pain of loss and the transcending power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sprawling, sun-soaked expanse of Los Angeles, the lives of three strangers run parallel yet strikingly different courses, until an unexpected turn of events connects their paths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Bishop, an English teacher and an aspiring poet, finds herself yearning for a long-lost love and is haunted by a secret that has shadowed her life for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWanda Williams, eight months pregnant, has fled her abusive husband after a reckless act of survival. With nothing but hope and desperation, she navigates the streets of L.A., seeking refuge and praying that her past won't catch up with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrisha O'Connor, who left her home in Canada to chase her dream of becoming an actor, juggles the demands of working as a nurse with her aspirations of stardom. She embraces her passion for the stage while nurturing a budding romance with a woman who longs to fulfill very different goals of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these lives become entwined, the women discover that the choices they make and the chances they take will shape their destinies in extraordinary and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Tomatoes Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992666182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Terri Hanauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801221001397,"sku":"9798992666182","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lightness-of-rain-9798992666182","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}