Bittersweet

I read Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough which is set in a country town in New South Wales, Australia in the 1920s. Four daughters (two sets of twins - Edda, Grace, Kitty and Tufts) are born to different mothers with their father being the local Rector.  They decide to do nursing training in the local hospital to become qualified nurses.  They are all very different personalities.  The older twins' mother died in childbirth and they were brought up by their stepmother who gave birth to the second set of twins.  The story is set against the events in the 1920s and 1930s when the Depression impacted on Australia and follows the lives of the four women and their marriage and career ambitions.  I think the story is a bit of a "soap opera", particularly with the romances.  A wealthy man, Charles Burdum comes to town and helps it through the Depression.  He is a central character with his life facing ups and downs. It is an "easy" read. 3/5