The Rain Crow

About the Book

Set in the rural lands of central Michigan, The Rain Crow follows the journey of a young man who is struggling to find a place in a life without a place for him. With a mother now dead and a father emotionally absent, Rudy is left with the family’s crumbling dairy farm. He must choose between his own promising future and what remains of his relationship with his father. As the conflict between Rudy and his father escalates, Rudy unravels the truth about his family, himself, and ultimately, the man he wants to become.

Written with stylistic simplicity and poignant immediacy, The Rain Crow captures the barrenness of the American landscape and the people who live it. Colier’s stark prose leads a compassionate investigation into the human heart, exposing the destructive power of delusion while promoting an endless potential for growth and renewal.

About the Author

Frederic Colier first started as a musician, playing in pop-rock bands in England. He then worked for years in the theater on both sides of the Atlantic as a playwright. After 2000 however, he segued into the audio-visual world and founded Altered Ego Entertainment. Over the years, he has worked extensively in film and documentary as a writer, director and producer. He wrote and directed the feature films: "The Hindenburg Omen," (Watch it on Amazon instant video) "Dinosaur Park," "and the documentary about Brooklyn playwright, Ed Schmidt "My Last Play." Besides penning more than a dozen plays, he is the author of several works of fiction, both in English and French, "The Rain Crow," "A Memoir of Absence," "Playground for Talking Heads," as well as the middle grade Nick Klaus series. Check out "Nick Klaus and the Outmoded Landscape," or "Nick Klaus and the Room of the Lost Footsteps." He has written social commentaries as well as a book of literary criticism on avant-garde filmmaker, Bruce Conner. He holds a MA in literary criticism from Montclair State University, NJ. He is currently the executive producer and host of the TV programs, Book Case TV and Food For Thought, both broadcast in the North East.