Book guide
The Gift of Rain
In wartime Penang, friendship becomes a beautiful and dangerous betrayal.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalWar storyHistoricalResistanceLiteraryTragic love storyLiteraryBetrayal
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About The Gift of Rain
In 1939, Philip Hutton, the half-Chinese, half-English son of a Penang trading family, befriends Japanese diplomat Hayato Endo and learns aikido, language, and belonging—until World War II turns loyalty into a devastating test.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- occupation
- violence
- death
- betrayal
- torture
- suicide
- rape
