Summary
Jason Dark flees his failed career and the estrangement of his wife and son, and resolves to bring his family's vineyard, now idle, back into production. He achieves this, and his wife and son return. Then he is involved in a hit-and-run accident, and the guilt he feels threatens to destroy his life yet again.
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"A heartfelt and engrossing story of moral failure and a quest for redemption..."
-- Kirkus
"[A] first-person confessional with a touch of legal thriller....For Gadol, the land is a teasing co-conspirator that keeps happiness out of reach." -- Scott Martelle
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The best moments of 'The Long Rain' show that Gadol is a gifted writer who will be well worth watching if in future he responds to the temptations of melodrama by practicing a bit more moderation. But in this novel he has diluted a potentially powerful story with a few too many cheap additives." -- Tessa Decarlo
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.7 pounds
Pages: 298
Publisher's Notes
Following the end of his marriage, Jason Dark returns to his late father's home in the California wine region, to tend a neglected seventy-five-year-old vineyard. While nursing the vines back to life, Jason begins to heal himself, opening a law practice in the small town nearby and eventually reuniting with his wife and their son. But one rainy night, driving recklessly on a back road, he hits and kills a teenaged boy. Jason's dilemma - to report the accident, or cover it up? - will change the course of his life. The Long Rain is a masterful tale of suspense and moral ambiguity. "Convincing...Instantly compelling and believable." -The Detroit Free Press "Delivers plenty of action...Gadol is a gifted writer." -San Francisco Chronicle "Lyrical...The Long Rain is a satisfying book and one that transports readers to a place they might really go." -Portland Oregonian "A heartfelt and engrossing story of moral failure and a quest for redemption...fascinating and impressive." -Kirkus Reviews (starred)
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