Afterwards Rachel Seiffert by Rachel Seiffert 9781400075034, 1400075033 instant download after payment.

The new novel, another remarkable story of the complexities of guilt and moral responsibility from the Booker-shortlisted author of The Dark Room and FIeld Study.

"Utterly authentic... Afterwards [achieves] a coiling suspense-driven more by psychology than by circumstance.”   -  The New York Times Book

When Alice and Joseph meet, they fall quickly into a tentative but sincere relationship. She is a nurse, and he a house painter, and while both are still young and hopeful about this new love, each of them carries an emotional burden. Alice’s father has been a yawning absence all her life, and just recently her beloved grandmother—who helped to raise her-passed away. For his part, Joseph refuses to speak about his experiences as a soldier in Northern Ireland, and Alice suspects that his general reticence hides an even more deeply troubled past. 

“Understated and offering no easy answers to the dilemmas it raises, Afterwards delves into how violence and trauma affect our ability to love. If relevance is what you look for in fiction, you need look no further... Thought-provoking.”   -  The Los Angeles Times

In this powerful story of guilt and privacy, Rachel Seiffert asks: To love someone, must you know everything about them?