“Without the desert, an oasis is just another watering hole.”
Eric Yoshida’s 20-year marriage has fallen apart. His wife, Kyra, has accused him of an affair based on an email she found and kicked him out. Eric figures if he was accused of an affair, he might as well have one. Then Kyra suffers a concussion in an accident and has completely forgotten not only the alleged affair, but that their marriage had been on the rocks before that.
Eric loves his wife and regrets the one-night-stand. It seems he’s been granted a reprieve. He only has a limited amount of time to woo her back again before she remembers everything, ending his chance at a do-over. Meanwhile, the rest of the world has carried on. Their son is hurt and confused, Kyra’s sister resents him, and Danielle still works at Eric’s office. Will Kyra’s returning memory wipe out all the progress Eric has made?
Dry as Rain is the story of infidelity, second chances and God’s faithfulness. The entire gamut of the narrator’s emotions and reactions seemed logical as he works through the things that have gone wrong over their 20-year marriage. Secondary characters are clearly drawn and unique. I enjoyed watching the changes in Eric’s friend Larry throughout the story and chuckling over the OCD tendencies of Kyra’s sister Marnie.
Dry as Rain is the second novel by Gina Holmes. Her first, Crossing Oceans was the most powerful book I read in 2010. (My review is here. Dry as Rain is a worthy sophomore novel.
In 1998, Gina Holmes began her career penning articles and short stories. In 2005 she founded the influential literary blog Novel Journey. She holds degrees in science and nursing and currently resides with her husband and children in Southern Virginia.
I received an ebook version of this novel for review from the publisher via NetGalley. As always, the opinions are mine alone.