More than a travel memoir, Hallowed Be Thy Rain is a collection of stories about some of author Lynne Martin's favorite places and favorite people. Sightseeing takes a back seat as the author recollects the interactions with old friends and new, some of whose life experiences become those of the author, at times leaving her and the reader with a lingering melancholy. Scenery becomes background to these encounters connected by a common theme-rain-as...