Eleanor P. Sam

“I wrote this story because it speaks to my heart. It hits people differently – as it should. On one level, it’s a story about race, class, power and identity. Yet on a deeper level, it’s about love - the love of self, or lack thereof. It speaks to how an absence of self-love and self-acceptance can lead one down a path of pain, struggle, deception and superficiality. But alas, that path can also reveal terrifying and hidden truths out of which love can grow, if you are open to it. It’s a story that pushes us outside our areas of comfort.” ~ E.P. Sam

“I wrote this story about the people who could have been my ancestors. Growing up, I was denied the truth about who we were as a people, and lived with false narratives of our heritage. Writing The Wisdom of Rain gave me a chance to explore what could have been the journeys of those who came long before me. Though fictionalized, this story is based on historical facts.” ~ E.P. Sam