Between Two Rains

By Harriet Heyman

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068912077X
• ISBN13: 9780689120770
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A First Novel with Promise

Between Two Rains is a first novel with such a whiff of promise that I have been very disappointed not to see any new book from Harriet Heyman. The novel starts off with Mirie living in New York with her boyfriend, Jonathan. This part of the book is a little strained and doesn't quite feel real, and Mirie's purported desire to be the first person to photograph an elephant giving birth seems a bit bogus, but never mind; its purpose is to propel Mirie to Africa. The African settings are described so vividly that the reader will feel sweat running down his/her own neck. The people that Mirie meets in Africa -- Max, Frances, government officials -- breathe with real life. This book doesn't contain any deep discoveries about life, but it feels as though with more practice, the author could be writing books with great insight into people and what makes them tick. Harriet Heyman, if you ever read this review, do me a favor and write another book!