Strong characters at their broken places

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	• Rainy Day People Susan C. Haley, Robert J. Delany Infinity Publishing, 2006 - 387 pages average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Don't Pass Up This Ride

Love, like most things in life, is not easy. It can be a winding road that tests us with hope and fear and lonliness and laughter. And when it catches us by surprise, it can be a road for which there is no map. Susan Haley does a terrific job of taking the reader on a journey of love. But this is not your run of the mill love story. Her characters are so real you almost feel like you can reach out and touch them. Written with passion, this is a great book for a fireplace, a beach, the airport, or any place you want to be when you're in the mood to slip into a good book, roll down the windows, and ride.
Review by Ray Ryder: Author The Rockwater Mountain Murders and The Spirit of Whiskey River

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Best Fiction I've Read in Ages

I cannot give enough praise to "Rainy Day People" and author Susan C. Haley, along with Robert J. Delany. I also cannot tell you anymore strongly to get this book!

It is such a shame that new authors like Susan Haley, have such an uphill battle getting recognized, and their books bought by readers. Seems no one wants to take a chance with new authors anymore and that is truly sad.

What's so great about this novel? I don't know where to begin. For one, it's real life. There's nothing over the top here folks where you'd find yourself saying, "This could never happen." These are real people you'd meet on the street, in your local coffee cafe or bookstore.

The author's talent brings the characters to life for you and way before the end of the book, you care about them, know them, feel for them. Marvelous character development in this book.

Reviewer Paul Lappen, and others, have done an excellent job in giving a synopsis of the story line, so I won't repeat it again. However, I really felt connected to Amber. Her and I are so much alike. We both love living near the water, don't believe in coincidence, have a close affinity with nature, and while mostly quiet and content, have a wild side we have to give into now and then. We both cherish our solitude. Amber never gives up, never gives up hope just like me.

Ben, on the other hand, reminds me so much of my husband. Hard to get to know, at least at first. Also a tendency to being grumpy, pragmatic, set in his ways, somewhat of a martyr complex. You have to slowly chip away at the exterior to get to the real person. Many people would say, "Forget it.", but Amber didn't and neither did I. And I can say I've been happily married almost 16 years.

Do yourself a great favor and an act of love for yourself and get "Rainy Day People". Your heart will soar just like Ben did in his days as an airplane pilot.

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A Good Read Anyday

Susan Haley's "Rainy Day People" falls somewhere between a chick-lit novel and a sensitive memoir. It's a story about Ben and Amber and the life they share, both together and alone. It's a story about living and dying, love and hate, peace and turmoil. It's a story about the environment and the valuable creatures we share it with. It is also a story about the permanent state of transition that seems to characterize much of the world right now. In short, "Rainy Day People" is a good read any day, whether it's raining or not.

Russ Heitz, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Author of the soon-to-be-released suspense novel "Crosshairs"

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Strong characters at their broken places

As I read this wonderfully mesmerizing novel, I felt Hemingway's famous quote from "A Farewell to Arms" tracking me from line to line: "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills."

When Amber and Ben, in the autumn of their lives, meet by chance, quiet sparks fly and a gentle fire burns, even though they are oil and water opposites in many respects. Each of them has been broken and each of them stubbornly circles the wagons around that broken place simultaneously pushing the other away and inviting the other within.

At one with nature, Amber wants Ben to see the pure synchronicity of their unfolding relationship. Pragmatic, and often grumpy to a fault, Ben resists opening up and giving up on his close-held secrets. Both characters are strong at their broken places and I imagine the author is, too, for her often poetic words, leave one guessing until the last pages whether the world will kill Amber and Ben or allow their love and their lives to endure.

This is a spellbinding novel and highly recommended.

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Not the usual relationship story

Widowed early, Amber is living by herself by the ocean in Florida. She has a quiet connection with nature, and a wild, reckless side, That is characterized by her enjoyment of speeding along in her silver convertible, while heavy metal blasts from the car stereo.

During a trip into town, Amber meets a man in a local bookstore. There is some sort of connection between them, so they see each other a few times. They sit on a seawall feeding seagulls, instead of the "usual" activities like dinner or a movie. After hearing nothing from him for several weeks, Amber gets a letter from Texas. He (she learns that his name is Ben) is in a hospital with an undefined, but life-threatening, case of cancer. Amber immediately flies to Texas, practically drags Ben out of the hospital and brings him back to her place in Florida, where she nurses him back to health.

There are the usual ups and downs, as with any relationship, but for Ben and Amber, it's mostly up. After a period of time, they decide to go on a trip of unknown duration, to find a place to live that isn't His or Hers, but Theirs. It has to be near the ocean, but, otherwise, pretty much at random, they get in her car and head for Maine. Staying off the interstates as much as possible, they pass through all sorts of quirky small towns.

When they reach Maine, a series of coincidences lead them to a vacant stone house right on the ocean. Amber is convinced that they were led to that house for some sort of greater cosmic purpose, while Ben is much more of a down-to-earth pragmatist. The book ends with that moment where the relationship is put to the test, and will emerge stronger than ever, or be forever destroyed.

From the first few pages, the reader will realize that this is not your average relationship story; it's a lot better than that. It's very well done, and is very much worth the reader's time.

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