Goodreads asked Jennifer L. Wright:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Jennifer L. Wright I started "If It Rains" in early 2015. My Air Force husband had transferred to New Mexico the year before, and my daughter was just recently born. One day, as I was sitting in the upper level of our home feeding her, I watched a massive dust storm roll across the open desert and slam into our town. It was like nothing I had ever seen before, having been born and raised in the midwest. Ever the curious (or nosey, depending on who you talk to) person, I started researching dust storms, which led me down a rabbit hole to the Dust Bowl. Reading and listening to survivors' experiences and stories was both fascinating and heartbreaking; from their tales, Melissa, Kathryn, and "If It Rains" was born.

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