Something Is Going to Fall Like Rain

A�brilliant and acclaimed novel of tragedy, despair, and hope in Sudan tells the human story behind Africa's newest nation

In Adek, a tiny village in the sprawling desert of Southern Sudan, a community lives on a knife-edge of starvation and war, at the mercy of the bombs that fall from the sky like rain. When three western aidworkers are stranded here?a place where poets carry Kalashnikovs and rebel commanders wear pink dressing gowns?their presence brings hope and danger in equal measure. An ominous ode to Africa's violent beauty, this novel is also a life-affirming reminder that love and happiness can coexist with famine and conflict.