Sheltering Rain: the captivating and emotional novel from the author of Me Before You

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Protagoniste sono tre donne: Sabine, figlia di Kate, viene mandata da questa in vacanza forzata dalla nonna Joy, in Irlanda, dopo la conclusione dell’ennesima relazione della mamma con un uomo, in questo caso Geoff. I liked all of the characters in this book and would have enjoyed spending more time with them. I especially would have liked reading more about Joy and Edward's life when they were first married and living in Hong Kong. That portion of the book reminded me of 'The Painted Veil' by M Somerset Maugham.

The milieu Hanmura describes is a uniform one, even if the cast of characters around them differs from place to place, and they are also unified against the changes constantly encroaching on them -- even if there is only so much they can stem the tide.Joy, la abuela, es de la que conocemos más en cuanto a su historia de vida, la relación que tenía con su madre y la manera en que conoce a Edward el que es su marido, su casamiento y su vida conyugal, pero es una mujer estoica, poco dada a mostrar sus sentimientos, flemática y ciertamente amante de los caballos. Me gustó cómo la autora manejó el tema de la separación. Muchas veces, conocemos o nos reencontramos con parientes cuando algo malo le sucede a una persona importante dentro de nuestro núcleo familiar, y tenemos una especie de unión, hasta que todo se termina y seguimos con nuestras vidas, sin volver a verlos, hasta otro evento desastroso.

Tres mujeres, tres generaciones y un abismo enrome entre cada una de ellas. Kate, hija de Joy y madre de Sabine, se fue de Irlanda por la mala relación que tenía con sus padres cuando se quedó embarazada de Sabine y desde entonces no ha visto a sus padres. Sus relaciones amorosas no han sido perfectas y, con la mala suerte que ha tenido junto a las malas decisiones, está de nuevo en una ruptura. Para que Sabine no sufra la separación de nuevo, envía a su hija a Irlanda al rancho de sus padres. Sabine, dolida por las decisiones de su madre y por alejarla de su vida en Londres, irá cogiendo resentimiento hacia su madre por enviarla con unos abuelos que son desconocidos para ella. Joy acepta a su nieta, pero al no haber actuado nunca como abuela, se sentirá incómoda y distante con ella. Este libro trata sobre el amor, pero quizá el tema más importante sea la relación madres e hijas. El abismo entre las tres mujeres parece insalvable y poco a poco vemos como se creó el abismo y si hay salvación para la relación entre ellas. El amor también tiene mucha importancia, como en todos los libros de Jojo. La búsqueda del amor, las malas decisiones, las desilusiones... Kate's going through a bit of a rough patch and decides to send her sixteen year old daughter, Sabine, to stay with her parents in Ireland while she sorts things out. Her mother and father, Joy and Edward, take Sabine into their home despite the fact that their relationship with Kate has been very strained for many years. No sabía qué esperar de este libro, por supuesto no un libro que tratara sobre una saga familiar, ha estado bien, pero no sé, creo que me han caído tan mal las protagonistas que no lo he disfrutado.

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Now let’s set that aside. I couldn’t understand why make Sabine go too far with Thom who shares history with her mother. I get that she resented the prospect of a relationship between him and her mom, and a 16 year-old who might have daddy issues is inevitable to crush on older men that are old enough to father her, but that seduction scene? It was awkward, disgusting, and so unnecessary. Also.. whatever happened with Kate’s half brother? You can't just unveil a secret like that and leave us hanging not knowing about it further. It was like a hole in the story. The dominant theme of The Sheltering Rain is inevitable change, and attempts to maintain the comfortably familiar. I chose this book for my 2014 Book Bingo challenge, for the square "the first book of a favorite author". I've read quite a few novels by Moyes and I loved "Me Before You" so she comes as close to a favorite author as anyone else does. Some of the characters could have been brought to life a bit more clearly. We are never treated to any of Kate’s memories or get a real sense of what Kate’s perspective on her mother and daughter might be. The secondary characters, especially the men, also seemed rather flat – even Edward, the love of Joy’s life, loses most of his three-dimensional qualities after Joy marries him. There are some rather interesting paradoxes in Edward, but the reader only gets to hear about them secondhand from Joy. The flatness of these male characters limits the impact of the story’s male/female connections so that the romantic relationships pale in comparison to the vividness with which the women’s relationships are drawn. Sheltering Rain is deeply moving and yet unnervingly depressing. It makes me feel depressed anyway even if it's not depressing. I love Jojo Moyes but this is not one of her best. Let me clarify things first, I didn't love the book as much as I'd loved her other novels, though I had a great time reading it and to say that I cried when the story ended is overrated. But somewhere deep in my heart I couldn't deny the fact that I feel sad, a trifle breathless with it all when the last sentence had been delivered.