The Character of RainThe Japanese believe that until the age of three, children are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday, they fall from grace and join the rest of humanity. Narrated by a childfrom the age of two and a half up until her third birthdaythis novel reveals that the move from deity to ordinary member of the human race can be a very difficult thing indeed from which to recover. The Character of Rain explores this profound transition with