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Sudden Rain : A Novel by Maritta Wolff is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sudden Rain : A Novel about?

A vivid, gripping, emotional, and addictive read, Sudden Rain is also a rare and valuable portrait of an era: the long-lost final manuscript of Maritta Wolff—the author who, at the age of twenty-two, published what Sinclair Lewis deemed "the most important novel of the year," Whistle Stop (1941). Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "the Nixon-era precursor to Tom Perrotta's acclaimed novel, Little Children " this is a compelling drama that offers great insight into the nature of marriage — both then and now. Now that Sudden Rain has come out of its hiding place — in Wolff's refrigerator, found after her death — it remains gloriously frozen in time. Set in the fall of 1972, the novel perfectly captures, with expansive emotion and cinematic detail, the domestic trends of three generations of middle-class couples living in suburban Los Angeles. A brilliant portrait of its burgeoning era, Sudden Rain also offers striking cultural commentary on our everyday notions of love and marriage; individuality, equality, and community; and the promise and pursuit of the American Dream.

Who reads Sudden Rain : A Novel?

Author

Maritta Wolff

Publisher

New York: Scribner

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439125847

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.34 / 5 (90 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14