The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
352 Pages
Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, Graydon House
Release Date: December 6, 2022
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Relationships
BettyKay, Kitty, and Jenny met as nursing students in the late 1960s in Iowa. The first-year students were called the Sunshine Girls because they were so optimistic. The story begins with BettyKay’s funeral. Her two daughters, Clara and Abbie are very different. Clara is a prominent attorney and Abbie is a stay-at-home mother. Jenny, one of the first Black student nurses at the school, stays in contact with BettyKay and her family. Kitty, now a famous actress, arrives at the funeral and throws the ugliest buttons into the casket. The two sisters have no idea why she is at the funeral and begin questioning her. She invites them to her home in California so she can tell them a story. When she finishes, none of their lives will be the same.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first and third person points of view. All the women in the book show strength and courage. The author does a beautiful job weaving historical events along with the story. If you like stories about relationships and their dynamics, you will enjoy reading this book.
