‘An authentic, well-written and deeply-felt portrait of the tragedy that is South Sudan, and of the well-intentioned fumblings of the aid agencies on the ground’ –John le Carré

“I thought of everyone I loved as I ran. I thought of Michael… and of Billy. Of Bol and Manute. And then names began falling like tears around me…”

Maria Marshall is a trainee doctor too haunted by the recent loss of her mother to study. She escapes to Africa, with dreams of making a difference, of losing herself in saving others. But when she arrives in the famine-stricken war zone of South Sudan, Maria quickly discovers the reality of Africa is far removed from her imaginings – poets carry Kalashnikovs, rebel commanders wear pink dressing gowns, and bombs fall from the sky like rain.

Can Maria truly make a difference? Trapped close to the frontlines in the remote desert village of Adek, the aid workers seem to be causing more trouble for the community they are there to help. The besieged village becomes an emotional pressure cooker as Maria grows closer to a fellow aid worker, Billy, and they seek comfort in one another. Then, just when Maria thinks she might be making a move away from her own personal sorrow, unimaginable tragedy strikes.

Set against the devastating backdrop of South Sudan’s battle for Independence, Something is Going to Fall Like Rain is the story of a country’s fight for freedom – and one woman’s search for herself.

‘An authentic, well-written and deeply-felt portrait of the tragedy that is South Sudan, and of the well-intentioned fumblings of the aid agencies on the ground’ –John le Carré

“As the tragedy of Darfur continues Ros Wynne-Jones reminds us of the time when the Government of Sudan rehearsed genocide in the South of Sudan. This is a dramatic story of the courage and endurance of the women and men of Sudan and of the aid workers who are so dedicated to making a difference there. Sudan has now found a literary champion who has a long commitment to following the longest ever civil war and its man-made famine. Her writing is evocative, moving and gripping and if only one person sits up and listens to what is going on inside Sudan’s borders then the telling of this story will have been worthwhile.” – Glenys Kinnock

“A moving, beautifully written book that captures Africa in all its humanity and heartbreak. Written with controlled rage and a clear-eyed love for a people and a country, the author makes us taste the red dust of South Sudan, and feel the horror of the East African dying rooms, and the weight of a world where tears are too small. A book of meat and emotion, blood and fire – it is a story of our time. And a masterpiece.” – Tony Parsons

“Ros Wynne Jones’ first novel takes the harshest of grounds and subjects and turns it into fertile, febrile, feverish territory. This is tough and tender writing, as welcome as water splashed onto parched skin. Through the understated passion and politics of her writing she grows hope and life and love in the most barren of places. Remarkable.” – Suzanne Moore, Mail on Sunday