Sunshine After Rain by Dee Williams was exactly the right kind of book for me at this time. A story about two sisters, Connie and Jenny Dalton, whose father goes down with the Titanic in April, 1912. The girls had always taken their privileged lifestyle for granted but their father had died leaving them penniless and with debts causing them to lose their home. With the arrival of WW I new opportunities are offered to women who want to move ahead in the work place and while Jenny settles for a difficult marriage, Connie learns to drive and works as a tram driver.

Although the story involves woman’s rights and the suffragette movement along with conditions during the war both at home and in France, Sunshine After Rain was a warm and appealing read featuring two likeable sisters who faced life head-on. Romance certainly plays a part in the story, but I liked the fact that the girls didn’t focus all their attention on the opposite sex and that their own independence was very important.

Sunshine After Rain was a good historical fiction read about the turbulent lives of two sisters who mature into strong-minded women set against the backdrop of World War I. ( )