Jordan Fell is afraid that his passionate marriage is over. His wife Leah's affections have suddenly chilled. Her cautious eyes flash the cold
visage of a stranger. Suddenly in pursuit of a new career, Leah renounces the freely chosen traditions of her family life. As she begins to walk
her new career path with the help of another man, Jordan hears the certain footfalls of abandonment. Wracked by his wife's looming discontent, Jordan departs for Asia and his own fidelity is challenged. Upon his return, the fragile marriage ends. As his children suffer this great loss, Jordan plunges
into drunken despair--to the edge of madness. An exotic song heard in a lonely Metro in Paris finally frees his possessed mind and Jordan
learns the true nature of human estrangement. Fascinated by the spirit of a new woman from the mountains, Jordan unlocks her dark secret and recovers
the sovereignty of the Rain God.
Reviewer Comments
"In The Estrangement of the Rain God Michael Warren shows, with enviable skill, the structure of a closeknit and happy family. Then, with the aid of clues and hints and suggestions, we feel the foundations being to web with cracks. The fair sunlight begins to dim. It is in his careful build-up of tensions and conflicts that this author excels. His drama gathers like thunder clouds. I think Estrangement will make a strong offering to a wide public and I recommend it to close attention."
Fred Chappell, novelist and former Poet Laureate of North Carolina
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The Estrangement of the Rain God by Michael Warren
ISBN: 0-936389-94-X paperback 6 x 9 293 pages $18.95 retail
Published in 2005 in the USA by Tudor Publishers
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