Heaven Smells Like Rain
Description
This coming-of-age story tinged with mystery follows lifelong friends Hannah and Big John through the most difficult twelve months of their friendship.
Based in a sleepy Michigan town, 1975, the lonely lower class fifteen year olds struggle as their lives spin out of control.
Book-smart Hannah, obsessed with solving the disappearance of Big John's sister, Emily, loathes being alone, teased for her unsightly birthmark and terrified by what may lurk in her creepy basement.
Big John is taunted for his weight and finds solace in his relationship with Hannah, turning to her as he questions if life exists after death. With an estranged father and an alcoholic mother, he and younger brother, Richard, are forced to fend for themselves.
When a deadly tornado and a terminal diagnosis forces the pair to confront their biggest fears, they discover how strong their bond is - so strong that it even transcends death.
Based in a sleepy Michigan town, 1975, the lonely lower class fifteen year olds struggle as their lives spin out of control.
Book-smart Hannah, obsessed with solving the disappearance of Big John's sister, Emily, loathes being alone, teased for her unsightly birthmark and terrified by what may lurk in her creepy basement.
Big John is taunted for his weight and finds solace in his relationship with Hannah, turning to her as he questions if life exists after death. With an estranged father and an alcoholic mother, he and younger brother, Richard, are forced to fend for themselves.
When a deadly tornado and a terminal diagnosis forces the pair to confront their biggest fears, they discover how strong their bond is - so strong that it even transcends death.
