The Rain Before it FallsA mesmerizing study of human character from one of the masters of modern fiction now a Penguin Essential. The Rain Before it Falls is centred on Rosamund, who lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. Before she passes, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story, but the story of the young blind girl, her cousin's granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. Through this evocative tale, Rosamund seeks