The Long Rain is atypical of the usual thriller. Peter Gadol sneaks up on his readers with an easy conversational style, lures them into a comfortable bucolic setting, and then knocks them off balance with one fell swoop. After three years of struggling to restore his father's vineyard, lawyer Jason Dark has managed to get his life on track and to win back his estranged wife and son. Then, in one irrevocable moment on a dark, storm-swept mountain road, he must make a terrible choice-a choice that forces him into a succession of lies that he hopes will protect his family. Will he survive the consequences of his momentous decision? Readers will wince at the realization that Peter Gadol's hero could be anyone. A twist of fate, an impossible choice-the moral dilemmas that he presents are as complex as any in real life. Talented narrator Peter Francis James deftly completes the illusion that Jason is one of us, the one with whom no reader would want to trade places.
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"The characters are vivid. I felt a genuine affinity with their struggles. It's the only book by Peter Gadol I've read, but it won't be the last. Martin :) " — Martin (5 out of 5 stars)
"The characters are vivid. I felt a genuine affinity with their struggles. It's the only book by Peter Gadol I've read, but it won't be the last. Martin :) "
" Didn't enjoy this book. "
" A dark and tragic story of human failings. However, I could not put it down. I struggled between rooting for and against Jason. "
" Another House of Sand and Fog. Good read but depressing. "
" The unexpected ending and twist made me remember this book. "
" This is one of the most memorable books I've read and i might want to read again. I'm surprised I can never find any of his other books at Chapters. "
" Well written, great descriptions. A battle with shame and morals, both upsetting and engrossing. "
" This book has an awesome plot! Someone should make it into a movie. "
" disturbing - walking in the shoes of a screw up guy. following his pathetic choices and incompetence while conveying the sense that he could be just a very jinxed guy next door. "
Peter Gadol is the author of six novels. Silver Lake was nominated for awards from Lambda Literary and the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association and has been optioned for feature film adaptation. The Long Rain was nominated for an award from PEN USA and is currently in development by MGM Studios to be made into a television series. A former NEA Fellow, Gadol lives in Los Angeles, where he is Chair of MFA Writing at Otis College of Art and Design.
Peter Francis James is an accomplished actor on both the stage and the screen. His theater credits include roles in On Golden Pond, Much Ado about Nothing, and August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. His many film and television credits include Jahfree Neema in Oz, Raymond Parks in The Rosa Parks Story, Joe Gould’s Secret, The Guiding Light, Law & Order: SVU, and Third Watch. James’ audiobook narration has won him nine AudioFile Earphones Awards.
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