Sunshine and Shadows

Katie Flynn

Jan 2027 · Bolinda · Narrated by Lucy Dixon

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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 ...

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About the author

Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn is the pen name of Judy Turner (1936–2019), who published more than 90 novels in her lifetime. Turner's unique stories were inspired by hearing family recollections of life in Liverpool during the early 20th century, and her books went on to sell more than eight million copies. Turner passed away in January 2019, aged 82. The legacy of Katie Flynn lives on through her daughter, Holly Flynn, who continues to write under the Katie Flynn name. Flynn worked as an assistant to her mother for many years and together they co-authored a number of Katie Flynn novels.

Lucy Dixon is a British actress and voiceover artist. She is best known for her roles as Tilly Evans in teen soap opera Hollyoaks and as Danielle Harker in Waterloo Road. She has also appeared in Doctors, Casualty and Birds of a Feather. Lucy has narrated a number of titles, including Meg Keneally’s The Wreck, Lily’s War by Shirley Mann and M.A. Bennett’s STAGS series.

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