The Boy Who Loved Rain: They say that what you don't know can't hurt you. They're wrong. - Softcover

Kelly, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782641297 ISBN 13: 9781782641292

Publisher: Lion Fiction, 2014

Synopsis

The anger runs deep; from some untraceable darkness; and it is stealing his will to live.

Colom had the perfect childhood, the much-loved son of a church pastor. Yet he wakes screaming from dreams in which his sister is drowning and he can't save her. Fiona turns to her husband, desperate to help their son. But David will not acknowledge that help is needed - and certainly not help from beyond the church. Then they find the suicide pledge. Fiona, in panic, takes Colom and flees... but when will she acknowledge that the unnamed demons Colom faces might be of her and David's own creation?

This beautifully written and searching novel by poet Gerard Kelly explores the toxicity of secrets, the nature of healing, and the ever-present power of rain.

About this title

About the Author

Gerard Kelly is a writer, preacher-poet, mac lover, coffee drinker and twitturgist. He and his wife Chrissie have lived and worked in the UK, France and the Netherlands and are popular speakers at conferences in Europe. In 1995 they founded Cafe-net, the European missions project that became The Bless Network in 2004. In 2009 they wrote 'Intimate with the Ultimate': a book on prayer and spirituality drawn from their many years of teaching and leadership across Europe. They currently live in Basse Normandy, France, where Bless are establishing a missional community.

From the Back Cover

The anger runs deep; from some untraceable darkness; and it is stealing his will to live. Colom had the perfect childhood, the much-loved only son of a church pastor. Yet he wakes screaming from dreams in which his sister is drowning and he can't save her. Fiona turns to her husband, desperate to help their son. But David will not acknowledge that help is needed, and certainly not help from beyond the church. Then they find the suicide pledge. Fiona, in panic, takes Colom and flees, but when will she acknowledge that the unnamed demons Colom faces might be of her and David's own creation? This beautifully written and searching novel by poet Gerard Kelly explores the toxicity of secrets, the nature of healing, and the ever-present power of rain.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lion Fiction
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782641297
• ISBN 13: 9781782641292
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320