Sunshine and Shadows

by Katie Flynn

Daisy Kildare lives with her family in a cottage perched on the Connemara coast. The Kildares are poor but happy. But when their croft is wrested from them, Daisy's Aunt Jane, who is housekeeper to Dr and Mrs Venables, offers to take Daisy back to Liverpool so that the child can be a companion to her employers' orphaned niece, Cynthia.Daisy is a tomboy, young for her age, self-willed and hot-tempered. In Ireland she was seldom in school but often in trouble. Now, however, she tells herself that she must conform. She begins to work hard in school, and though she and Cynthia don't get along, she meets Jake, the chauffeur's son, and life in Liverpool becomes easier to bear.When Jake goes to university, Daisy means to follow suit, but war intervenes and instead, she starts work at a munitions factory, and falls in love for the very first time...

Genres: Fiction

500 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2014

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.

Reviews

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book in a day. Can never go wrong with a Katie Flynn book. may she R.I.P. She will be sadley missed by her readers.

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A typical Katie Flynn saga, which I enjoyed reading. The story spans many years and is focused on Daisy, who at the age of nine is forced to move to Liverpool to live with her aunt, leaving her family and all she knows behind in Ireland.
My only negative comment would be that the last few chapters felt very rushed, although it was a happy ending, I would have liked to hear more about what happened to the other characters.

[Jacquie South · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very average book. Pretty simplistic in storyline, characters and actual writing style. Not bad but certainly nothing special.

[lorraine marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb !!!

Brilliant storyline. Love kati e Flynn always guaranteed n to come to the end and look back upon a great book.

[De Beresford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sunshine and shadows

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. It kept me interested all the way. Not too obvious what would happen next.

[Mrs Susan McDermid · Rating 5 out of 5]

an unputdownable book

Loved this book with its many twists and turns. Couldn’t stop
Reading it. Katie Flynn is without doubt, becoming one of my favourite authors

[Sarah Matthews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favourite

[Tina Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Katie Flynn

I loved this book couldn't put it down would i recommend everyone should read it 3 cheers to the author.

[Liz Johnston · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gave up on this book just could not get into it.

[Linda Hobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

[Beulah Prasad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sunshine and Shadows by Katie Flynn is a saga of domestic fiction.

The story spins around Daisy and her family. It takes us through various adventures faced by Daisy; such as, the relocation, poverty and struggle for life in a new environment away from parents in a very young age.

It was captivating and moving in its own pace till Jake fell in love with her.

Suddenly all the characters disappeared and the end was rushed without any detail about the prominent characters.

This book can be picked for a comfort read. But failed to give a satisfactory ending.
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[LaSibila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romances Apto para todo publico. Es un relato sobre una niña que debe abandonar a su familia y mudarse con su tía a la ciudad de Liverpool. Mantiene una actitud positiva, y cuando llegan las "sombras", los momentos difíciles, está rodeada de amigos que la apoyan y confortan. Todos tenemos días soleados y días oscuros.
Lo que me encanta de esta autora es la simpleza de su escritura, que no necesita grandes capítulos sobre los romances que se relatan y logra una novela cálida y dulce (no empalagosa).

[Wendy]

I didnt think I was going to enjoy this but I got pulled in and found it very enjoyable, but it was soppy, but thats ok sometimes

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed reading this book , but these books always seem to finish to quickly . .

[Olwen Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not her best, but still enjoyable.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was rrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyy funny i liked how in the end she and Jake got together

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book which has us following Daisy through the upheavals of her life from the coast of Ireland to Liverpool. Will keep it on hand to read again.

[Mrs D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

A very enjoyable story, didn't want it to end, great believable characters , looking forward to my next book by Katie

[Ollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. A really good read.

[Dominika · Rating 3 out of 5]

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