Maybe It’ll Rain Tomorrow

Marion Houldsworth

This is the perfect title for Marion Houldsworth’s second volume after From the Gulf to God Knows Where. Rain is a lifeblood and a ubiquitous topic of conversation in the bush. It can mean the difference between success and failure; life and death. Maybe It’ll Rain Tomorrow is a catch phrase used by country people and expresses the optimism and courage they show in the face of often almost overwhelming adversity.