“I was born with the gift of rain, an ancient soothsayer in an even more ancient temple told me.”
From ‘The Gift of Rain’ by Tan Twan Eng

Here’s my review of THE GIFT OF RAIN …and two other books by the same author:-
THE GARDEN OF EVENING MISTS …read the first paragraph HERE
THE HOUSE OF DOORS

Try one of these #FirstParas & discover a new author:-
‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy 
‘The Paying Guests’ by Sarah Waters
‘Queen Camilla’ by Sue Townsend

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