In this hypnotic, magically real debut novel, a tiny young woman from the heart of the Midwest overcomes an abusive childhood by following her mysterious and beautiful mentor's footsteps to become a circus trapeze artist.
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In this hypnotic, magically real debut novel, a tiny young woman from the heart of the Midwest overcomes an abusive childhood by following her mysterious and beautiful mentor's footsteps to become a circus trapeze artist.
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Add this copy of Rain Village to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Unbridled Books.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Add this copy of Rain Village to cart. $6.53, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Unbridled Books.
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Collectible-Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, name on endpaper else fine in blue pictorial dj. 328 pp. first printing. clean and unmarked. A brilliantly evocative debut set in the early part of the 20th century, steeped in emotional turbulence and down-to-earth wisdom, where a young woman must reconcile the inner traumas from her past and learn to live in the present in order to avoid becoming prisoner to her future. Tessa remains haunted by her past. And when a stranger from one of Mary''s fabulist tales shows up, Tessa risks everything to follow him to Rain Village, where she might finally discover her mentor''s tragic secret.
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Overall, this was a very unusual story that kept my interest with quirky characters and twisting plot line, but I found the ending a let down. It never did quite explain one of the central character's motivation for a major action.
froglady
Apr 20, 2007
not worth it
I did not think this was a good book (but 2 friends liked it). I thought the main character was very predictable emotionally and way too self absorbed. It made the other characters seem undeveloped and uninteresting. I couldn't connect to either the story line or the characters. The ending made no sense at all. It seemed like a weak attempt at magical realism but it failed for me. I have to admit though, magical realism is not my thing. I also thought the "hardships" endured by the main character were either forced or totally unrealistic. She's abused by her father and I didn't care at all. Not real. I just couldn't take the book seriously. There's a lot better fiction out there - don't waste your time.
