A heartbreaking novel of family secrets from one of the masters of modern fiction The Rain
Before it Falls is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our
modern classics Deeply moving and compelling The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three
generations of one family riven by tragedy. When Rosamund a reluctant bearer of family secrets
dies suddenly a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and
tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years. The search
for Imogen and the truth of her inheritance becomes a shocking story of mothers and daughters
and of how sadness like a musical refrain may haunt us down the years. 'A sad often very
moving story of mothers and daughters' Guardian 'Entirely compelling...the plot will keep you
rapt...reminiscent of Ian McEwan at his most effective' New Statesman Written with his
signature wit Jonathan Coe's unmissable new novel The Proof of My Innocence is available to
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