Boy Who Loved Rain, The

The anger runs deep; from some untraceable darkness; and it is stealing his will to live. Colom had the perfect childhood, the much-loved only son of a church pastor. Yet he wakes screaming from dreams in which his sister is drowning and he canâ??t save her. Fiona turns to her husband, desperate to help their son. But David will not acknowledge that help is needed â?? and certainly not help from beyond the church. Then they find the suicide pledge. Fiona, in panic, takes Colom and fleesâ?¦ but when will she acknowledge that the unnamed demons Colom faces might be of her and Davidâ??s own creation? This beautifully written and searching novel by poet Gerard Kelly explores the toxicity of secrets, the nature of healing, and the ever-present power of rain.

Kelly, Gerard