{"product_id":"9780743254854","title":"Sudden Rain: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWolff, Maritta; Livesey, Margot\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScribner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/8\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, gripping, emotional, and addictive read, \u003ci\u003eSudden Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is also a rare and valuable portrait of an era: the long-lost final manuscript of Maritta Wolff—the author who, at the age of twenty-two, published what Sinclair Lewis deemed \"the most important novel of the year,\" \u003ci\u003eWhistle Stop\u003c\/i\u003e (1941).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as \"the Nixon-era precursor to Tom Perrotta's acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e\" this is a compelling drama that offers great insight into the nature of marriage -- both then and now.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNow that \u003ci\u003eSudden Rain\u003c\/i\u003e has come out of its hiding place -- in Wolff's refrigerator, found after her death -- it remains gloriously frozen in time. Set in the fall of 1972, the novel perfectly captures, with expansive emotion and cinematic detail, the domestic trends of three generations of middle-class couples living in suburban Los Angeles. A brilliant portrait of its burgeoning era, \u003ci\u003eSudden Rain \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers striking cultural commentary on our everyday notions of love and marriage; individuality, equality, and community; and the promise and pursuit of the American Dream.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43404828573951,"sku":"9780743254854","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_7dbd2836-2b2a-4106-91b9-971fe1ec738a.jpg?v=1767716302","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780743254854","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}