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The Rain Maker
What if you could end poverty?
Bring food and water to a nation dying of hunger and thirst?
Could you handle the pressure of a million starving eyes?
Could you cope with the fame that followed?
Would you recognize the person you became?
Jacqueline Caldwell "JC" Macy has won the prestigious Sir Griffith Bascome Lawrence engineering competition. Her design could become the most game-changing project Africa has ever seen -- or a huge fundraising scam.
Wary from the start, JC's adoring bestie and personal assistant, Mary Josephine "MJ" Byrne sees a confederacy of lawyers, bankers, politicians, and celebrities, lined up to enrich themselves on the backs of the world's poor.
An American expat who left a promising career and fled an abusive father, MJ takes on the forces of hypocrisy -- "white saviors," the "Humanitarian-Industrial Complex," faux environmentalism, family dysfunction -- that are pushing her friend to the brink. Despite JC’s astonishing gifts, MJ may be the only person who truly cares about her.
A lovable yet volatile genius with a mile-wide rebellious streak and a growing love for the white powder that makes escape seem easy, JC -- and her once-in-a-century project -- are on a collision course with self destruction.
If not for one loyal, loving, honest friend. But is honesty enough? Is loyalty? What about love?
"The dynamic between the two main characters greatly reminded me of Needy and Jennifer's complicated dynamic in Jennifer's Body . There were definitely some heavy topics in The Rain Maker though, so I would advise taking into account trigger warnings for child abuse and suicide before deciding whether to read it." -- Vanessa R, NetGalley Reviewer
Bring food and water to a nation dying of hunger and thirst?
Could you handle the pressure of a million starving eyes?
Could you cope with the fame that followed?
Would you recognize the person you became?
Jacqueline Caldwell "JC" Macy has won the prestigious Sir Griffith Bascome Lawrence engineering competition. Her design could become the most game-changing project Africa has ever seen -- or a huge fundraising scam.
Wary from the start, JC's adoring bestie and personal assistant, Mary Josephine "MJ" Byrne sees a confederacy of lawyers, bankers, politicians, and celebrities, lined up to enrich themselves on the backs of the world's poor.
An American expat who left a promising career and fled an abusive father, MJ takes on the forces of hypocrisy -- "white saviors," the "Humanitarian-Industrial Complex," faux environmentalism, family dysfunction -- that are pushing her friend to the brink. Despite JC’s astonishing gifts, MJ may be the only person who truly cares about her.
A lovable yet volatile genius with a mile-wide rebellious streak and a growing love for the white powder that makes escape seem easy, JC -- and her once-in-a-century project -- are on a collision course with self destruction.
If not for one loyal, loving, honest friend. But is honesty enough? Is loyalty? What about love?
"The dynamic between the two main characters greatly reminded me of Needy and Jennifer's complicated dynamic in Jennifer's Body . There were definitely some heavy topics in The Rain Maker though, so I would advise taking into account trigger warnings for child abuse and suicide before deciding whether to read it." -- Vanessa R, NetGalley Reviewer
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188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 29, 2024
About the author
Michael Martin
7 books29 followersI'm a journalist turned novelist who loves stories about anti-establishment rebels that defy the conventional wisdom in search of greater truth.
I have been a member of the National Press Club, the National Association of Science Writers, and am currently a Local Independent Online News association member and longtime local news publisher.
I have been a member of the National Press Club, the National Association of Science Writers, and am currently a Local Independent Online News association member and longtime local news publisher.
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