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The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gift of Rain about?
Penang, 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. The enigmatic Endo is bound by disciplines of his own and when the Japanese invade Malaya, threatening to destroy Philip's family and everything he loves, he realises that his trusted sensei - to whom he owes absolute loyalty - has been harbouring a devastating secret. Philip must risk everything in an attempt to save those he has placed in mortal danger and discover who and what he really is. With masterful and gorgeous narrative, replete with exotic and captivating images, sounds and aromas - of rain swept beaches, magical mountain temples, pungent ...
Who reads The Gift of Rain?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Tan Twan Eng
- Publisher
- Myrmidon Books
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (565 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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