The Rain Maker

Description

Jacqueline Caldwell “JC” Macy has won the prestigious Sir Griffith Bascome Lawrence engineering competition. Her design could become the most game-changing project Africa has ever seen—or a huge fundraising scam.

Wary from the start, JC’s adoring bestie and personal assistant, Mary Josephine “MJ” Byrne sees a confederacy of profiteers: lawyers, bankers, politicians, and celebrities, lined up to enrich themselves on the backs of the world’s poor.

An American expat who left a promising career and fled an abusive father, MJ takes on the forces of hypocrisy—”white saviors,” the “Humanitarian-Industrial Complex,” faux environmentalism, family dysfunction—that are pushing her friend to the brink. Despite JC’s astonishing gifts, MJ may be the only person who truly cares about her.

A lovable yet volatile genius with a mile-wide rebellious streak and a growing love for the white powder that makes escape seem easy, JC—and her once-in-a-century project—are on a collision course with self destruction.

If not for one loyal, loving, honest friend. But is honesty enough? Is loyalty? What about love?