Rainmaker Rainmaker

A coming-of-age story, a tale of terror, and an apocalyptic fable for our troubled times

There was a time when the people of Greenheart, Colorado, believed they were living in a town on the rise and a promised land of plenty. But by 1936 Greenheart is choking on biblical plagues of dust storms, locusts, and drought. Even once-thriving farming families like the Thorpes-Tom, Emily, and fourteen-year-old Will-are coming apart at the seams.

Enter Gideon Starling, a charismatic stranger who promi...