Psychological thriller set in Berlin
The Rain Watcher
Location(s): Paris
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): Contemporary
It is raining non-stop over Paris. The Malegarde family – split between France, London, and the US – is reunited for the first time in years. When Paul, a famous yet withdrawn arborist, suffers a stroke in the middle of his 70th birthday celebrations, his son Linden is stuck in a city that is undergoing a terrifying natural disaster.
As the Seine bursts its banks and floods the streets the family’s hidden fears and secrets also begin to rise to the surface. With the city brought to its knees and his father is fighting for his life, will Linden ever be able to face up to his own past, and the fact that the has never told Paul he is gay?
In this profound and intense novel of love and redemption, De Rosnay demonstrates her wealth of skills both as an incredible storyteller and also as a connoisseur of the human soul.
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