Book Report

Name: Glaiza Marie Albao Date: January 04, 2019

Book Title: After the Rain
Author: Deborah Raney

This book is about the story of Natalie Camfield's journey from rebellious teen to
godly woman working with her father Nathaniel, in Timone. The novel is about her
redemption and how she finds forgiveness, both from others and from herself. It's a
reminder that no matter how great a sinner we are, God's forgiveness for our sins was
gained at the cross of Jesus. Long Ago, Natalie’s mother faced an agonizing choice
between the two people she loved most, and the difficult resolution to her predicament
affects Natalie throughout her young life–fueling a season of teenage rebellion that
results in the death of her best friend. As a young woman, Natalie attempts to put her
troubles behind her, ultimately finding solace in the arms of a man with close ties to
the tragedy. Yet neither time nor love can liberate her from the past. Determined to
confront her terrible guilt, Natalie embarks on a journey that will take her thousands
of miles from home and straight into the life and heart of a man unlike any she has
ever known. Confronted with a decision that echoes the one her mother faced so many
years before, Natalie finds herself drawn to two men–each of whom holds a claim to
her heart. But the sins of her past must be confronted, and an escape from her guilt
found, before her heart will be free to find its home. 

The Setting of this book are San Jose’ Del Guaviare The place where they get their
email from others, Rio Guaviare was dark brown, like milky coffee and many places
along the waterway and trees hung low over the river. The place where in the
Chicoro’s was living. Chicoro was where her father had been held captive for more
than two and a half years, And Timone Colombia, South America where her mother
and father work. It has a chapel, a Café Timone, A bird still sang in a discordant
chorus, and gauze of mosquito net that swayed above her with every movement.

The main Character in this book is Natalie Camfield, who was a small child in the
previous installment, is now a discontented teen haunted by the heartbreaking choice
of her mother made long ago that has kept Natalie from her birth father. Natalie
rebellious, angry and feeling like an outsider in her family especially when She found
out that her crush Jon Dever was feel in love with her half-sister Nicole Hunter.
Some other important people in the book are…
Sara Dever- The vivacious, carefree, cheerful best friend who had never done
anything but good in her life her best friend that died because of her.
Nathan Camfield- Natalie Camfield‘s birth father. A missionary Doctor at timones
Colombia, South America. The Men who really love Natalie’s mother. And the one
who help Natalie to get forgiveness for herself.
David chambers- A teacher who has affair to his teenager students. Also a missionary,
he working at Natalie’s father he helps him to communicate to the timones people. He
is his translator.

The biggest problem in the book is Natalie Camfield has a typical high schooler’s
disease – Senioritis. She’s tired of her parents telling her what to do; she’s tired of
living by her church’s rules. And that Feelings result to her best friend death. One
night, after a fight with her parents, she drags her best friend Sara out to a party and
tastes beer for the first time. On the way home one of the other students, completely
wasted, plows into her car, putting Natalie into the hospital and Sara into a grave.
Natalie is guilt-stricken and full of self-loathing. Natalie are very ashamed at herself
because of that tragedy accident, She never stops blaming herself to Sara’s death. She
repenting, if she just listens to her best friend she’s still alive until now.

Some important events in the book are when Natalie determined to confront her
terrible guilt. And escape from her guilt found. Natalie Learn a most important lesson
in her life and that was her mom and dad are always at her side. Also she learns to
forgive herself and now because of that her heart will be free to find its home.
Showing that God can forgive the gravest of sins that everyone make.

At the end of the book Natalie go back to Timone, it hard for her to say goodbye to
someone who had been such an important part of her life for such a long time, a man
who were wonderful friend to her, Evan Greenway. She’s very sad because of that but
as a whole their still a happy ending because finally she forgive herself to the tragic
that happen to her best friend and she’s getting married to the man who’s god
intended for her.

I thought this book is Hard and boring to read because its first part is usually happen
at so many books that I read and it has so many chapters, but as I continued reading
Deborah Raney get my interest to read her novel. Her Story was wonderful, I didn’t
expect that it’s about girl who made some bad choices and lived with guilt. I love the
way Deborah Raney handling Natalie situation there until she learned her lesson, and
she finally felt the fullness of God's forgiveness. I just didn’t like some unfamiliar
words that she use in some part of the story that either dictionary cannot define its
meaning. Over the entire novel were great and all readers will learn a very important
lesson and that was “God can forgive the gravest of sins”