--- product_id: 118944088 title: "Rainwater" price: "€ 23.94" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/118944088-rainwater store_origin: DE region: Germany --- # Rainwater **Price:** € 23.94 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rainwater - **How much does it cost?** € 23.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/118944088-rainwater) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Rainwater [Brown, Sandra] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rainwater Review: An amazing read!! - I have read several of Sandra Browns books and enjoyed each and everyone of them. However, Rainwater, I read in three days. It was riveting, heartbreaking, inciteful, and powerful. I laughed, cried and was totally engrossed with this story. It was almost like living in that era. I know, from my grandparents stories how awful the depression was. This story depicts some of the best and the worst characteristics of humans. Review: An unusual Sandra Brown novel - This novel is preceded by a preface in which the author explains that this book was written between her more usual novels blockbuster romantic suspense, that it simply couldn’t go unwritten. After reading the book, I understand what she meant. The novel is set in Brown’s beloved Texas, but it is a novel of sweet, aching complexity. The heroine is the mother of an almost-ten-year-old autistic son, and the titular hero is a man dying of metastatic bone cancer. Brown tackles the 1930s unflinchingly, its toxic racism, and its dearth of knowledge about cancer treatment, autism, and more in a moving, subtle, and winsome way. As I read, I was reminded often of the classic western film “The Shootist,” which starred Lauren Bacall, as the proprietor of a boarding house, and an aging (and already ill himself) John Wayne, as a dying gunman who moves into the house to spend his final weeks of life. The similarities stop there: Bacall’s character’s son is a teenaged Ron Howard, who idolizes Wayne’s character’s gunslinger past. In Brown’s novel, the hero has no such illustrious (or nefarious) past; he oversaw his father’s cotton empire prior to his cancer diagnosis. The connection between hero and heroine in the film is testy then tender, but it doesn’t progress as the relationship between Ella and David does in the novel. Altogether, I recommend the novel as a bittersweet tale of the redemptive power of love. Brown manages the twists on the plot—New Deal government “bailouts” that involved culling starving herds of cattle, small town bullies, and ever-divisive racial tensions—deftly and cleverly. Although this is not a “typical” Brown novel, it is in my opinion worth reading on every level. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #171,240 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #484 in Mothers & Children Fiction #711 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #6,871 in American Literature (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 8,539 Reviews | ## Images ![Rainwater - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71q-cdE6MqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An amazing read!! *by D***L on January 27, 2026* I have read several of Sandra Browns books and enjoyed each and everyone of them. However, Rainwater, I read in three days. It was riveting, heartbreaking, inciteful, and powerful. I laughed, cried and was totally engrossed with this story. It was almost like living in that era. I know, from my grandparents stories how awful the depression was. This story depicts some of the best and the worst characteristics of humans. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unusual Sandra Brown novel *by B***N on June 3, 2021* This novel is preceded by a preface in which the author explains that this book was written between her more usual novels blockbuster romantic suspense, that it simply couldn’t go unwritten. After reading the book, I understand what she meant. The novel is set in Brown’s beloved Texas, but it is a novel of sweet, aching complexity. The heroine is the mother of an almost-ten-year-old autistic son, and the titular hero is a man dying of metastatic bone cancer. Brown tackles the 1930s unflinchingly, its toxic racism, and its dearth of knowledge about cancer treatment, autism, and more in a moving, subtle, and winsome way. As I read, I was reminded often of the classic western film “The Shootist,” which starred Lauren Bacall, as the proprietor of a boarding house, and an aging (and already ill himself) John Wayne, as a dying gunman who moves into the house to spend his final weeks of life. The similarities stop there: Bacall’s character’s son is a teenaged Ron Howard, who idolizes Wayne’s character’s gunslinger past. In Brown’s novel, the hero has no such illustrious (or nefarious) past; he oversaw his father’s cotton empire prior to his cancer diagnosis. The connection between hero and heroine in the film is testy then tender, but it doesn’t progress as the relationship between Ella and David does in the novel. Altogether, I recommend the novel as a bittersweet tale of the redemptive power of love. Brown manages the twists on the plot—New Deal government “bailouts” that involved culling starving herds of cattle, small town bullies, and ever-divisive racial tensions—deftly and cleverly. Although this is not a “typical” Brown novel, it is in my opinion worth reading on every level. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A love story deepened by courage and sacrifice *by T***N on March 1, 2012* As a diehard fan of Sandra Brown's work, I couldn't wait to dig into Rainwater. An historical fiction novel set during the Great Depression, Rainwater is a departure from the romantic suspense for which Brown is most known. I enjoyed it very much. The time period came alive in the storytelling. The main characters were sympathetic while being very strong. The love story at the heart of the novel was more than a romance. It was the story of a deep, intense love involving sacrifice and courage. Brown succeeded in writing an emotional novel without being sappy. She also portrayed racial tensions and economic hardships with a deft hand. It helped that the story was told through flashback by a family member. Having the story narrated years after the fact made the tragedies and struggles less immediate and easier to deal with, especially at the book's conclusion. I was touched by the story and the family devotion and love portrayed therein. ## Frequently Bought Together - Rainwater - Two Alone: A Novel - Long Time Coming: A Novel --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.de/products/118944088-rainwater](https://www.desertcart.de/products/118944088-rainwater) --- *Product available on Desertcart Germany* *Store origin: DE* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*