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Elaine, the daughter of a pretty business woman, is sent to live with the Owens when her mother gets a job in France. Frightened and angry, Elaine despises the Owens and the Welsh countryside they live in, until she discovers “Rainbow Garden”. Here she spends her time thinking of her mother and her garden in the spring. Janet and Peter Owen try to befriend her, but Elaine remains cold and indifferent secure in her solitary hiding place. Through the Owens love and persistence and a few dangerous mishaps Elaine comes to know the reason for their “fullness of joy.”
Patricia St John (1919-1993) was a nurse, missionary and author. She earned a nursing degree at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London in 1946. In the early 1950’s she moved to Tangier, Morocco where she served as a missionary nurse for 27 years. Throughout her life, she travelled extensively in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, as the settings of her novels reflect. In 1977, she returned to England, where she cared for elderly relatives and ministered from her home to youths, single parents, and the elderly.
