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Original Title:	The Gift of Rain
ISBN:	1905802056 (ISBN13: 9781905802050)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Malaysia
Literary Awards:	Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2007), POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards for Fiction (2009)

The Gift of Rain Paperback | Pages: 447 pages

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Title	:	The Gift of Rain
Author	:	Tan Twan Eng
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 447 pages
Published	:	by Myrmidon (first published 2007)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Asia. War. World War II. Literature. Asian Literature

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Set in Penang, 1939, this book presents a story of betrayal, barbaric cruelty, steadfast courage and enduring love. The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits.

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I really liked The Garden of Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng's second novel. The cover was beautiful; the subject (Malaya during WWII) was important if somewhat obscure; and the main character, Yun Ling, was wise and strong (and vengeful) but an enigma. Intricate Japanese gardens and body tattoos would serve a metaphorical purpose.Twan Eng's debut novel, The Gift of Rain, covers the same moment in time in Malaya. It's a good story - Twan Eng can tell a story - but it lacks the writer's touches of

It has been exactly twelve days since the onset of monsoons. Not a single dry pair of clothes in the house and yet my enthusiasm is as jubilant as the freshly bathed leaves welcoming the cascading raindrops. After all I had waited for an entire month, my eyes widening at every passing water-laden cloud. The grey skies had fooled me and my despair had found its mate in the curled vermillion petals of the Gulmohar tree. The descendant of the Fabaceae heritage has a bittersweet legacy with the

Right from the start, I knew I picked the right book to read. After spending about an hour going through books I own...I settled in with "The Gift of Rain". There is nothing better than when the entire first chapter has you fully engaged, captivated, emotionally invested with the characters -- and loving the dialogue. Our trust in the author has been established! Phillip Hutton was born into a wealthy English family in Malaya. His mother was Chinese and his father English. Much of Malaya--(after

DNF. I tried about 75 pages of this over the last week and it is not doing anything for me for the following reasons: 1. This is a slow-build of a novel at a time when I am not in the mood for a slow-paced, potentially over-written story. 2. Although the story is set in Penang and I have an interest in the place, it seems to be rather similar to Tan Twan Eng's second book The Garden of Evening Mists, which also deals with a WWII setting. 3. I have a feeling that I can guess where this story is

This is one of the best books I've read in years. At it's core it's about doing the right thing in a very gray world -- a world where the right thing and the wrong thing are hardly distinguishable. It's about moving forward after you've made a choice. I wept for the staggering grief in Phillip Hutton's life, and I applauded the young man who set forth to do the right thing, no matter how murky that might be. In addition to the great story, the author did a stellar job with invoking the setting

When I come across books such as this one, I'm blown away at the amount of people I know who choose not to read. I'm also blown away that a book like this doesn't get as much attention as the Twilight Saga. Twilight makes me want to throw-up on the mere thought of the book being the phenomenon that it is. Books like The Gift of Rain put me in awe, and I think, even though atheist, I hope if there is a heaven, it's as good as this writing. I'm shocked that this was the author's first novel. This