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Playing In The Rain (2000)

by Jane Harvey-Berrick(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: Jane Harvey-Berrick has quickly climbed to be one of my very favorite authors. Her books are just so flawless and brilliant. Playing in the Rain was no exception. Although much shorter than her usual books, this story really packs a punch.Ava's life has hit rock bottom. She's not sure where to go or what to do with herself anymore. While sitting in her car on a rainy day a stranger gives her a note. A note that changes everything.Cody's enthralled with Ava the minute her sets eyes on her. He gives her hope. And so the two set out on a summer adventure. They make a list of things they want to experience and check them off one by one. They form a bond and a beautiful friendship that quickly turns to more. But when the summer ends, can these two people who's paths were destin... moreed to cross, make their love last forever?This was a beautiful yet somewhat predictable story. I kind of had an inkling as to where it was going to go but it still really affected me on every level. If you have yet to read one of Jane's books you are in for a real treat. I recommend Playing in the Rain, it's a standalone with no cliffhanger.~ Erin, 4 1/2 stars
review 2: After the last Jane Harvey Berrick Book, At Your Beck & Call, I made a note - JHB = Tissues so I prepared myself in advance.Playing In The Rain is like Amir Khan the boxer. You look at him and think ‘how much damage could he actually do’ and then watch as he lays his opponent out on the mat with one punch. It’s only a novella but it sure packs it’s own killer blow.Ah JHB, my prize jewel discovery through Edinburgh. Everything you write is another gem of beautiful prose and evocative scenes and this book is no exception.Walking In The Rain tells the story of Ava, whose job has just come to a rather short and untimely end. Stuck in a traffic jam from hell in the pouring rain, she see’s a man running with his dog, grinning with joy and completely unbothered. As he sees her, he passes her a little note through her car window that starts a wonderful friendship between her and Cody.As they meet, they come up with a list of ten things to do and each new one brings them closer together, blurring the lines between friendship and wanting more. Their lives full of discovery of themselves and things around them:“And there we saw the sunset. My mouth dropped open as a blaze of red and orange burned the sky, setting the mesa alight in an astonishing display of nature or God or some deity more powerful, older, more mesmerizing than anything I had seen. I think I gasped, and clutched Cody’s arm, our silence more meaningful than any words could have been, A deep stillness filled me as I watched the cycle of day to night, as the earth turned. And I was part of it, together we were part of it.”As they lead up to the time when Cody is leaving, everything is heightened, and then he is gone.Words can’t tell you what this book did to me. And as a reviewer and a loudmouth, that’s quite a feat. All I can say is that because of something highly personal, I felt this book so deeply that even sat here writing the review the next morning (as I could not go there last night), tears are welling up in my eyes again.It’s another masterclass in emotional angst, with me the puppet and Jane the one pulling the strings.I’d implore you all to read this book. You just might want to do it in a darkened room on your own, with some chocolate, a stiff drink and a box of tissues. less

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