by Anthony BarberaPublish: Jun 13, 2007Crime FictionMysteryWomen's FictionChristian FictionReligion & Spirituality
Book Overview
As August leaps from a cliff into the swirling ocean during her graduation party, a cascading life-and-death struggle opens the door for miracles. Set in the '70s on a dairy farm, “The First Rains of October” takes on the moral issues brought about by unexpected change-where crime and punishment, loss and forgiveness, spiritua... lity and revenge, all collide in a chilling, life-changing chain reaction of events that none of the characters could ever have anticipated. Not for those under 17. Realistic Christian Fiction.read more
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BIOGRAPHY Anthony Barbera is an author and composer who is inspired by his love of music and literature.
He began his career as a music composer for films and commercials and earned his B.M. in Music Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. While pursuing his Master’s Degree at the University o... f Massachusetts, he won numerous awards, one of which was first prize for “Two Songs for Soprano and Orchestra on Poems by Rilke,” performed by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra.
And yet, Anthony’s passion for literature and writing was unstoppable during that time. He was hooked after being asked to direct a collection of ambitious teenagers in writing and acting in their first film (X Marks the Spot) for the First Sonoma Film Festival.
In order of publication, Anthony’s novels are ‘Catching Baby Moses,’ ‘The First Rains of October,’ ‘Jonah In the Time of the Kings,’ ‘Assurity: A Space Thriller,’ and 'Izzy The Bernese Mountain Dog.'
His newest biblical historical novel “Elijah, The Man Who Stopped The Rain," is scheduled for release in 2023."read more
Elijah: Fire from Heavenby Anthony BarberaPublish: Mar 29, 2025Series: Mighty Men & Women of the BibleHistorical FictionChristian FictionReligion & Spirituality