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Two half-brothers try to survive the fallout of their traumatic childhood and their abusive, alcoholic father in this tender and beautiful story about the power of forgiveness.
On a sprawling Southern estate, Tucker and his younger brother, Mutt, were raised by their housekeeper, Miss Ella Rain, who loved the motherless boys like her own. Hiring her to take care of Waverly Hall and the boys was the only good thing their abusive and alcoholic father ever did.
When his brother escapes from a mental hospital and an old girlfriend appears with her son and a black eye, Tucker is forced to return home and face the agony of his tragic past.
Though Miss Ella has been gone for many years, Tucker can still hear her voice—and her prayers. "Life is a battle, but you can’t fight it with your fists. You got to fight it with your heart." But finding peace and starting anew will take a measure of grace that Tucker scarcely believes in.
Wrapped in Rain follows Tucker’s journey from brokenness to healing through the everlasting power of love.
- Standalone contemporary Christian fiction (approx. 85,000 words)
- Also by Charles Martin: The Record Keeper, The Mountain Between Us, When Crickets Cry, and Chasing Fireflies
- Includes a fifteenth anniversary note from the author and a bonus excerpt from Martin’s novel The Water Keeper
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"Charles Martin books are amazing. You know how some stories take their time to engage your mind and eventually capture all of your attention? This one embraces you from the very beginning and just gets better and better and will take your heart captive as well. "
— Linda (5 out of 5 stars)
Wrapped in Rain Listener Reviews
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" Love Charles Martin. He tells a great story. "
— Jennifer, 2/14/2014 -
" Excellent book, not to girly. "
— Kristy, 2/9/2014 -
" A fascinating look at the long term repercussions of child abuse and neglect including a peek inside the mind of a man struggling with his sanity. Another great book by Charles Martin "
— Robin, 2/5/2014 -
" Wow! One of my favorite books of all time. Excellent, excellent, excellent! Beyond five stars...nothing I read after this, this year will live up to this amazing book! Charles Martin never fails to delight me. He's a one-of-a-kind. "
— Jessica, 2/2/2014 -
" this is a fantastic author......i have read two of his books and they are both are full of great relationships ,kindnesses,christian thinking. i would reccommend them to all. "
— Debbie, 1/20/2014 -
" Emotionally exhausting, sometimes over the top analogies, but I still loved it! Maybe 4 1/2 stars! "
— Angela, 1/10/2014 -
" This is my favorite Charles Martin book!!! "
— Cindy, 1/7/2014 -
" Definitely a tear jerker. I loved it. This made me wish I had a woman like Ms. Rain in my life. "
— Shannon, 12/24/2013 -
" I really liked this writing. The story deals with hard things happening to children and the effect it has on their lives. The characters are well-developed and easy to imagine. "
— Kelly, 12/14/2013 -
" Love this author! Great story about letting go of the past and love. Especially touching part at the end about the Savior that made me cry. "
— Hope, 12/13/2013 -
" A beautiful story beautifully told. "
— Ginger, 12/10/2013 -
" Ah, one of the best books I have ever read! Well-written, insightful, very meaty. "
— Carrie, 11/26/2013 -
" I thought this was a good picture of how people deal with pain from their past. But I also thought that the author wrapped it up in a nice happy conclusion a little too quickly... but otherwise it was an enjoyable book. "
— Rebecca, 10/3/2013 -
" I wish everyone had a little bit of "Mama Ella" in our heads! "
— Janelle, 9/20/2013 -
" Message of book: Forgiveness is liberating and essential. "
— Lee, 6/28/2013 -
" I read this book as our next book club selection. It was a real easy read, but I found the depth of characters refreshing. It made me think a lot about love and what that means in a variety of relationships. "
— Cynthia, 6/17/2013 -
" I have really enjoyed all of his books so far. This one did not disappoint. "
— Sharon, 1/16/2013 -
" Great book but not one of his best, very slow start but can't put it down once you're about halfway through. "
— Michelle, 12/15/2012 -
" LOVED this book. Stayed up all last night to finish it. "
— Karen, 12/6/2012 -
" You can come home. But it will always be different and some things not as they seem. Good read "
— Patti, 11/5/2012 -
" Great story,but the author drags things out. "
— Brenda, 9/20/2012 -
" Took a while for the plot to develop and then it was just done and over. It was a thought-provoking book and had some good lessons in it. "
— Wendy, 8/14/2012 -
" Another must read if you are from the south. "
— Lee, 6/2/2012 -
" Great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
— Angie, 2/1/2012 -
" I loved this book! I have to say it is my favorite book so far this year. It really stayed with me for a long time after reading it, and I couldn't put it down! "
— Wanda, 12/19/2011 -
" Putting this on the backburner. Started off nice enough, but I'm not a fan of coming of age stories. And it drags. "
— cathepsut, 11/1/2011 -
" I just love this book. Not a book of extreme suspense yet so compelling. Such a sweet story to get lost in. I love the way Charles Martin develops his characters. Highly recommend. "
— Joanne, 9/28/2011 -
" This book was good, but not great. I found parts of it to be kinda drawn out and hard to keep my attention on. Other parts seemed to rushed and wrapped up without enough details. Not one of his better books. "
— Kim, 5/10/2011 -
" I really liked this book. A story of forgiveness, overcoming "issues" to love again & come back from mental illness. I am enjoying Charles Martin's stories. "
— Karis, 3/20/2011 -
" Not my favorite CM book, but still kept my interest once it got going. "
— Stephen, 3/10/2011 -
" I really wanted to love this book. I so enjoyed the first half - but it was all downhill from there. It became formulaic and extremely preachy. Disappointed. "
— Rebecca, 3/3/2011 -
" I wish everyone had a little bit of "Mama Ella" in our heads! "
— Janelle, 2/7/2011 -
" I really liked this writing. The story deals with hard things happening to children and the effect it has on their lives. The characters are well-developed and easy to imagine. "
— Kelly, 1/31/2011 -
" Though fiction, a great story about the power of love and prayer - and the affect our prayers may have even after we are gone. "
— Mary, 1/20/2011 -
" I haven't ever read a book quite like it / planning on reading more by this author. Interesting and thought provoking characters ... "
— Donella, 1/2/2011 -
" Love this author! Great story about letting go of the past and love. Especially touching part at the end about the Savior that made me cry. "
— Hope, 12/31/2010 -
" what a powerful story of forgiveness! "
— Laura, 12/29/2010 -
" Not as good as his last book I read but I did enjoy it! "
— Cindy, 11/19/2010
About Charles Martin
Charles Martin is a USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. His work has been translated into numerous languages. Learn more about him at CharlesMartinBooks.com; Facebook: Author.Charles.Martin; Twitter: @storiedcareer.