Tomas,afrail,shyeight-year-oldboy,hasbeenlivingasolitarylifeinadraborphanagesad,friendlessandalone.Thenajoyousburstofcolourcomesintohisworld:MaireO'Donnell,whosesmileandspiritlightupthedarkestroomandTomas'sheart.Beforeheknowsit,Tomasisonaboat,sailingtowind-sweptCorrieIslandoffthecoastofIreland,wherehemeetsAlec,herreticenthusbandwhocannothidehisdisappointmentwiththeboy.Undiscouraged,MaireintroducesTomasthewondersofhisnewworld.Sheshareswithhimthesecretoftheseals,themysteryofthestonegiantandshowshimthatyoucanfindmagicanywhere-ifyoureallylook.Inthisruggedandenchantingworld,Tomasthrives.Hebefriendsapairofislandchildrenandrescuesanorphansealpupwhojoinhimonhisjourneyofself-discovery.Slowly,AlectoobeginstoseeinTomaswhatMairealwayshas.Butwhentragedystrikes,Tomasisfacedwithhisgreatestchallengeyet,forhewillloseeverythingunlesshecanfindandsharethemagicthat'sinsidehim.Riskingall,TomasembarksonaperilousjourneywherehewillneedtocallonallofMaire'sgiftstotriumphandcomehome.AShineofRainbowsisastoryaboutthetransformationalpoweroflove-aboutfindingacceptance,discoveringmagic,andaboutrealizingthatrainbowsareallaroundyouandwithinyou,too.
