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The Long Rain
The Long Rain
Author: Peter Gadol
Lawyer Jason Dark has finally gotten his life together - he has revived his father's dying vineyard and happily reunited with his wife and son. But one rainy night as he drives recklessly along a mountain road, Jason accidentally hits and kills a young man. When he tells no one, the death is pinned on a drifter. In an attempt to save the inno...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312155711
ISBN-10: 0312155719
Publication Date: 9/1997
Pages: 298
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Picador USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I've never heard of this book or the author but I took a chance---glad I did, this is one of the most surprising good books I've read in a long time. The story captures your attention of a man on a mission to have a life after divorce, the descriptions of the winery are very interesting and informative, then the accident happens and he gets on a mission to help the man charged with his crime and the twist and turns it takes comes as such a surprise each time that it just makes it hard to put down. Want to read a good book? try this one!
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Set in the wine country of california. Good mystery.
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What would you do to protect what you have? Would you conceal the truth? Would you lie outright? Would you knowingly destroy another life?

These are questions Jason Dark has to ask himself after he accidentally hits and kills a young man walking down a deserted road on rainy night. Jason has just begun to see his life coming together again as he rebuilds a family vineyard and seems to be developing a renewed relationship with his ex-wife and son, and knows all that he has gained is hanging in the balance.

The decision he makes that night, in panic and terror, will echo through his life and the lives of his family and community for years in this twisty and often bleak morality tale.

This is a compelling read, though Gadol can be a little heavy-handed with his symbolism, from the character's surname to the reflection of the weather in the overall mood of the story.


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