The Lightness of Rain

<p class=ql-align-center>A debut novel of great scope and passion.<span></span></p><p class=ql-align-center>A deeply insightful evocatively written and inspiring journey.</p><p class=ql-align-center>~Gary Goldstein author of <em>Please Come to Boston</em></p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p><strong>A Powerful Story of Intersecting Destinies that Collide in a Twist of Fate</strong></p><p></p><p>Bold revealing and emotionally layered <em>The Lightness of Rain </em>is a compelling tale of love sex forgiveness past decisions and future possibilities. It is a passionate haunting novel that captures both the searing pain of loss and the transcending power of hope.</p><p></p><p>In the sprawling sun-soaked expanse of Los Angeles the lives of three strangers run parallel yet strikingly different courses until an unexpected turn of events connects their paths.</p><p></p><p>Alison Bishop an English teacher and an aspiring poet finds herself yearning for a long-lost love and is haunted by a secret that has shadowed her life for years.</p><p></p><p>Wanda Williams eight months pregnant has fled her abusive husband after a reckless act of survival. With nothing but hope and desperation she navigates the streets of L.A. seeking refuge and praying that her past won't catch up with her.</p><p></p><p>Trisha O'Connor who left her home in Canada to chase her dream of becoming an actor juggles the demands of working as a nurse with her aspirations of stardom. She embraces her passion for the stage while nurturing a budding romance with a woman who longs to fulfill very different goals of her own.</p><p></p><p>As these lives become entwined the women discover that the choices they make and the chances they take will shape their destinies in extraordinary and unexpected ways.</p><p></p><p class=ql-align-center></p>