Title: After the rain
Description: Sixteen-year-old Lottie O'Brien dreams of escaping the poverty that has plagued her family, but when she befriends teacher Madeleine Carson and her wealthy family, Lottie's life is rapidly transformed, but not how she expected.
Subjects: Social conditions, Historical fiction, Fiction, Fiction, general, New zealand, fiction
Places: Wellington (N.Z.), New Zealand, Wellington
Time periods: 20th century