It's Raining Mad

Liz Hampton raised her two sons, Frank and Donnie, in rural Mississippi, and both later climbed to wealth and standing in the North, where they had the support of their upbringing behind them. Their family's fortune, however, has not been steady. The Hamptons face one trouble after another, including children born outside the marriage and employees who steal from the company. Frank and Donnie struggle to protect their households from the danger these problems bring, while their businesses slide toward ruin. The story is brief but fast-moving, mixing boardroom scheming with domestic upheaval. It asks whether the brothers can come through the turmoil intact, and what that survival will cost them.