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David Rain is an Australian writer who lives in London. He is the author of the novel The Heat of the Sun. He has also written poetry, articles, and reviews. He has taught literature and writing at Queen’s University of Belfast, University of Brighton, and Middlesex University, London.

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Teaching What Can’t Be Taught

There is a law of diminishing returns in most things, and this is abundantly so with that curious genre, the how-to-write book. I’ve lost count of how many of these I’ve read over the years. I was about to say I’d read most of them, but that wouldn’t be true: there are hundreds, probably thousands by now, and they keep on coming. Look in any issue of Writer’s Digest or The Writer and you’ll see... read more »

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Average rating: 3.45 · 91 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Heat of the Sun 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heat of the Sun. David Rain 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heat of the Sun: A Novel 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gravity of Americans. David Rain 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eaters Of The Dry Season: Circular Labor Migration In The West African Sahel 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars After The Ball by Ian Whitcomb	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It’s not easy to explain why this book is so wonderful. If I say it’s a history of pop music, many of you will groan. And I’d understand. Most books about pop music are rubbish. If I add that this was published in 1972, you’ll probably also think it’...more
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Secret History by Donna Tartt	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars Fiction And The Reading Public by Q.D. Leavis	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars The White Album by Joan Didion	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars Endless Love by Scott Spencer	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Rain rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Complete Plays by Joe Orton	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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