The Day that the Rain Came Down

by Isobel Chace (Pseudonim), Elizabeth Hunter

Rose Batleigh and her young brother were having a hard struggle to keep their Australian station going in the middle of a disastrous drought, and Rose for one could have done without the interference--although he called it help!--of the annoying James Clarke.

Genres: Harlequin Romance

187 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1970

About the author

Elizabeth Mary Teresa de Guise, née Hunter on 24 October 1934 in Nairobi, Kenya. She spent much of her years in Kenya and South Africa, and studied at the Open University. Her brother Alexander also wrote Western novels. After their parents' divorce, she and her sister, decided change their surname by de Guise.

Elizabeth wrote under the pseudonym of Isobel Chace, and under her real names: Elizabeth Hunter and Elizabeth de Guise. She was a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Elizabeth passed away in May 2005, at 70.

Reviews

[Last Chance Saloon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slightly dull Australian outback romance that made me anxious all the way through because all the animals were starving as it had not rained for 3 years (!!!!!!!!!!!).
The OW, who is a friend of the heroine, was ANNOYING. But the heroine let her get away with it, which was dumb. The hero was a tad bland, but they had a happy ending.
2 1/2 stars.

[emmy rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. It was an enjoyable read but also quite aggravating, due to most of the characters being aggravating in their own ways.

It was a good book to pass the time and have something to read, but I don’t think I’d recommend it or anything, even though it was a cute story. As far as books go, it was the most like-a-hallmark-movie book I’ve ever read, for better and for worse.

[Bryn]

'wacky drough hijinx with bonus racism' say my notes -- I think this is another one with a premise involving lots of deception that put me off of it from the start. Go be free, my copy of this novel, and hopefully someone will find you and love you!