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Tessa is considered to be too small to fit in a regular sized world. Her family scorns her inability to pull her weight on their Kansas farm, the people of the small town of Oakley consider her with pity and or ridicule.
One person considers her to be beautiful and fascinating. Mary, the town librarian, herself the object of local scorn or fascination, takes Tessa under her wing. Under Mary's tutelage, Tessa learns to read and write and begins to develop self esteem.
As in all lives,change is the only constant.With the unexpected death of her only friend Tessa is left reeling with grief, disbelief and a deep feeling of betrayal. So, she runs away to the circus. There she finds a surrogate family, acceptance for who she is. But there is a nagging feeling of lives not finished that won't be quenched.Tessa's quest is far from finished.
Fable or modern fairy tale? There are good arguments that this story could be either or a little of both. The author's evocative language throughout is brilliant and mesmerizing. I feel like she struggled at times and then the story would run away with her. But overall this was a beautiful piece of work. I was unaware until I finished that this was her debut work. I have read some of her other books and looking back I can see the growth.
If you are looking for something truly different this author and this book are for you.


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Rain Village Carolyn Turgeon 9781932961249 Books Reviews

Love Carolyn Turgeon's book, another wonderful journey of the mind into an adult perspective on an old story, eager for more.
A very very different kind of book. Never read one like this. Definitely worth your time.
Finally getting around to reviewing books I read, and this one is one of my FAVOURITES from this author! The story is so creative & her writing is really beautiful, I fell into this book & enjoyed it from beginning to end! It is one of the few books that really stands out now-a-days from the crowd with an original story, developed characters, and and creatively crafted.
A book you will want to read over and over. The housework gets put on hold when you're reading this one!
I love all of Carolyn's books. (My first being The Mermaid.) I can't wait until another is published!

Cheryl R
Glenmoore, Pa
I read this in 24 hours because I really wanted to know what would happen to Tess. The characters were well developed and easy to love. The story was fresh and creative and it took me to places I had never been before. I was surprised by the end, which is a nice change. Thank you for as delightful read.
Did not care for the ending. Left me wanting more detail and resolution. Not necessarily a happy ending, but more than that, wanted more closure.
I read this book because it got 4 out of 5 stars from a reviewer I know, but I had to make myself finish it. Perhaps the author was trying to be mystically descriptive, but she ended up boring me with the long, unrealistic descriptions of her world. Instead of giving her readers a nitty-gritty, yet sympathetic look at poverty and sexual abuse and an alternative lifestyle like a circus performer's, her writing left me unconvinced. Reading this book felt like being in a bizarre dream--not the kind you want to fall asleep again to finish! It took me two weeks to get through this book because I could only take so much of it at a time.

This was my first Carolyn Turgeon book, and I won't be in a hurry to read another.
Tessa is considered to be too small to fit in a regular sized world. Her family scorns her inability to pull her weight on their Kansas farm, the people of the small town of Oakley consider her with pity and or ridicule.
One person considers her to be beautiful and fascinating. Mary, the town librarian, herself the object of local scorn or fascination, takes Tessa under her wing. Under Mary's tutelage, Tessa learns to read and write and begins to develop self esteem.
As in all lives,change is the only constant.With the unexpected death of her only friend Tessa is left reeling with grief, disbelief and a deep feeling of betrayal. So, she runs away to the circus. There she finds a surrogate family, acceptance for who she is. But there is a nagging feeling of lives not finished that won't be quenched.Tessa's quest is far from finished.
Fable or modern fairy tale? There are good arguments that this story could be either or a little of both. The author's evocative language throughout is brilliant and mesmerizing. I feel like she struggled at times and then the story would run away with her. But overall this was a beautiful piece of work. I was unaware until I finished that this was her debut work. I have read some of her other books and looking back I can see the growth.
If you are looking for something truly different this author and this book are for you.