Sheltering Rain

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else's Shoes.
When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Quickly wedded, she leaves to travel the world with her new husband. But she soon discovers that married life isn't all that it seems . . .
In 1980, Joy's young daughter Kate mysteriously flees the family home. Fifteen years later, Kate's own daughter Sabine leaves London in search of grandparents she has never known. When the family is finally reunited, hidden tensions come to the surface, uncovering a dark secret which has been deeply buried for years . . .

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and journalist. Her books include the bestsellers The Girl You Left Behind, The One Plus One, Me Before You and After You and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. Her novels have been translated into forty-four languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over thirty-eight million copies worldwide. Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Jojo lives in Essex.

Although the story jumps frequently from place to place and from one generation to the next, the author is able to make these effortless transitions for the reader. The characters are strong, believable and endearing - and will evoke recognition and sympathy from all ages ... an enjoyable read and a promising debut novel. -- Sunday Express This perceptive novel does the mothers-and-daughters thing in page-turning style ... Be sure that your bookmark is a hankie -- Elle An emotional roller-coaster of a read -- Company The attitudes of these strong-minded women and their generations are masterfully captured -- Hello I enjoyed this novel very much -- Rosamunde Pilcher A very beautiful and very moving story -- Lesley Pearse This is a remarkable first novel, rich and deep and full of wonderfully realized characters. Oh, these women! -- Anne Rivers Siddons A really really good book. One of the best I have read for you. I could identify with so much... It had everything going for it. It was well written with well rounded characters and a very good story to boot! Marks: 9/10. I am almost tempted to give it a 10/10! -- Sarah Broadhurst book blog