{"product_id":"the-secret-of-rainy-days-9781684427055","title":"The Secret of Rainy Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner for Best Regional Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Erob, Alabama, Nina \"Little Bit\" Barnes Enloe lived in the shadow of her imposing and harsh grandmother, Nina \"Biggie\" Barnes Enloe. If she wasn't being bossed around by Biggie, then the task fell to her best friend Win...who did win. At everything. Bit never seemed to share Win's lifetime supply of “lucky dust.” Perhaps the only thing Bit has ever chosen for herself is her friendship with Avery, the out-of-towner who showed up on the saddest day of her life—unpretentious and decidedly un-Southern—with a funeral casserole in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBit believes she can escape her grandmother’s controlling grip once and for all by moving somewhere where she is the only Nina Enloe listed: New York. Yet her world is turned upside down when an unexpected loss forces her to leave her new life in the city and return to Erob, where she must face everything—and everyone—she left behind. In the process, Bit discovers her true identity, learns the hard lessons of acceptance and forgiveness, finds herself falling in love in unexpected places, and finds comfort in the secrets of rainy days. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeslie Hooton, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore Anyone Else\u003c\/i\u003e, brings her signature wit and Southern charm to the page again in this triumphant coming-of-age story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Equal parts funny and profound, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e will have you laughing and crying both at once. Leslie Hooton's extraordinary second novel firmly establishes her place as a major new voice in Southern literature.\" \u003cb\u003e–Amy Greene, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBloodroot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Leslie Hooton, her writing vibrant and alive, so wonderfully harkens back to the grand tradition of southern storytellers. She writes with that potent mixture of humor and grace, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e has all the makings of a book club darling, a story that you can't help but share with someone else. This is a book suffused with a lifetime supply of \"lucky dust\", that intangible quality that makes you want to be close to it.\" \u003cb\u003e–Kevin Wilson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreaking and heartwarming, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e examines the intricacies of small town livin’ ('OKOP'–Our Kind of People). It is a coming-of-age tale chock full of Southern charm, love, tragedy, and unbreakable family ties. Leslie Hooton’s world brings us colorful, witty characters and intricate friendships–those we choose, and those who choose us. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that you can escape your roots but never really leave. And yet...if you look hard enough–all the answers are right there under the 'Welcome' mat.\" \u003cb\u003e–Lisa Barr, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFugitive\u003c\/i\u003e Colors and \u003ci\u003eThe Unbreakables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age novel that is both deeply moving and beautifully crafted . Witty and charming, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Rainy Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem.“ \u003cb\u003e–Patti Callahan \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming of Mrs. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon A Wardrobe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Like the best Southern novels, The Secret of Rainy Days reminds us when searching for your place in the world, you may find it where you least expect it. And that sometimes to move forward, you have to go back to where you came from.\" \u003cb\u003e —Colleen Oakley, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Hooton utilizes vivid description, a strong sense of place, and unparalleled comparisons to paint an accurate portrait of life in the South, both complex and multilayered.\"  \u003cb\u003e–Shelf Unbound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] sweet meditation on letting ourselves find happiness....if you love Hallmark movies, you’ll love it.\" \u003cb\u003e–Manhattan Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360075579735,"sku":"9781684427055","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781684427055.jpg?v=1754126588","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-secret-of-rainy-days-9781684427055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}