Tõlgitud raamatust «Sadu jõkke», mille teemaks on metsavendade vastupanu Nõukogude võimule Eestis 1948. aastal.

This is Arved Viirlaid's first novel in an English translation - a compelling account of happenings in Estonia under Soviet rule since World War II.

Based on the personal experiences of an Estonian freedom-fighter who, like the author, escaped from the Soviet Union, and now lives in the West, «Rain for the Rivers» is the story of a small people's brave fight, against fearful odds, for its right to exist as a free nation; of the rape of this nation and its refusal to die; of human dignity trampled underfoot in mud and blood; of individuals humiliated in spirit and emaciated in body.

But not all lose pride and selfrespect. There are some, like young Eerik Horm, hero of this story, who managed to survive through an inner strength unseen in most men, a strength of the spirit fired by the will to live and be free.

Arved Viirlaid's book is like a poem dedicated to this spirit that burns brighter with pain and sorrow and that cannot be quenched by suffering.