A review by greebytime
Rain on Your Wedding Day by Curtis Edmonds

5.0

Curtis Edmonds has written an absolutely satisfying debut novel here. Will Morse, an ex-NFL player, has retreated to a mountain cabin, to put some physical distance between his memories and as a form of self-penance. When his daughter shows up with her fiancee, as well as a woman named Dot, Will is forced to make some choices about whether he wants to stare down his demons, and what that will mean. In its premise, "Rain on Your Wedding Day" reminded me of Per Petterson's wonderful "Out Stealing Horses," and though the books are quite different, I enjoyed this almost as much as that master work. If I had any complaints, it would be that as a diehard NFL fan, I would have liked a bit more details about that part of Will's background, and maybe a fuller expansion of his relationship with Dot. These are mere requests for 'more' as I absolutely enjoyed this story, the tone, the characters and the size of the story as well. This is Curtis Edmonds' first novel; let's hope there are many more to come.