{"product_id":"send-down-the-rain-9780718084745","title":"Send Down the Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan two people brought together by desperate circumstances help one another heal  and maybe even begin a new life? New York Times bestselling author Charles Martins Send Down the Rain answers the questions of what it meansand what level of sacrifice it takesto truly love someone. Allie is still recovering from the loss of her familys beloved waterfront restaurant on Floridas Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope  she shudders to contemplate the futureuntil a cherished person from her past returns. Joseph has been adrift for many years  wounded in both body and spirit and unable to come to terms with the trauma of his Vietnam War experiences. Just as he resolves to abandon his search for peace and live alone in a remote cabin in the Carolina mountains  he discovers a mother and her two small children lost in the forest. A man of character and strength  he instinctively steps in to help them get back to their home in Florida. There he will return to his own hometownand witness the accident that launches a bittersweet reunion with his childhood sweetheart  Allie. When Joseph offers to help Allie rebuild her restaurant  it seems the flame may reigniteuntil a forty-five-year-old secret begins to emerge  threatening to destroy all hope for their second chance at love. Send Down the Rain will take you on a journey that spans the sweltering migrant worker routes of south Florida  muddy battlefields of Vietnam  thickets of northwest North Carolina  and the idyllic shores of Americas most beautiful beach (Cape San Blas). At the storys center lies the question: What does it meanand what level of sacrifice does it taketo truly love someone? Praise for Send Down the Rain: Charles Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers.Patti Callahan Henry  New York Times bestselling author Full-length  stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by bestselling author Charles Martin: The Mountain Between Us  Chasing Fireflies  When Crickets Cry  and The Letter Keeper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652116275253,"sku":"ByrdShop_0718084748","price":33.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780718084745.jpg?v=1781849242","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/send-down-the-rain-9780718084745","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}