In Times of Rain and War is a powerful, heart-wrenching story by bestselling author Camron Wright. Filled with intrigue and mystery, this World War II drama includes vivid descriptions, authentic accents, and figurative language galore. This novel is inspired by a real person, Lt. Wesley Bowers, during his service on a bomb disposal team in London. Wright has done impeccable research, writing technical bomb descriptions that are easy to understand. Wright also captures the many emotions of wartime through letters that are sprinkled throughout the narrative. The book’s characters are realistic, showing vulnerabilities and suffering from real consequences like PTSD and panic attacks. While many tender scenes dot these pages, the ending of In Times of Rain and War will bring both tears and sweet satisfaction.
Review of an Advance Reading Copy from Shadow Mountain Publishing
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: 1 religious exclamation; 4 mild obscenities; 1 derogatory name.
Violence/Gore: A verbal threat, frequent secondhand reports of violence including bombings, explosions, murder, cleaning up dead bodies, air battles and crashes, injuries and death from bomb removal, recalling a Great War battle, and mentioning an eye injury; a few brief scenes of violence include a man being shot and a character injured and buried alive in a bombed-out building. A bombing destroys property without casualties. A few brief non-detailed scenes of violent death involve a man holding a woman at gunpoint and bomb explosions. A brief scene of blood and gore involves a character who was shot and killed. An extended incident (a few paragraphs) involving blood and gore details dismembered bodies discovered after a bomb explosion.
Sex/Nudity: A few incidents of kissing; a joke about a brothel.
Mature Subject Matter:
War, death of family members and friends, murder, bombs, downed enemy aircraft, anxiety and PTSD, panic attacks, Jewish heritage, Kristallnacht, forgeries, arrest, finding bodies and talk of mortality.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
A scene takes place in a pub; a character professes to “need a drink”; mention of pubs; a teen smokes throughout the novel; other adult characters smoke infrequently; mention of a cigarette vendor.
