{"product_id":"in-the-aftermath-a-novel-9781647421939","title":"In the Aftermath: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen David Herron—overwhelmed and despairing, his family’s business and  finances in ruin due to the bursting lending bubble of 2008—takes his  own life one chilly spring morning, he has no idea the ripple effect his  decision will set into motion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Two years later, his widow, Jules, is now an employee of the bakery she  and David used to own—and still full of bitterness over David’s lies,  perceived cowardice, and ultimate abandonment of her and their  now-teenage daughter, Rennie. Rennie, meanwhile, struggles socially at  school, resents her work-obsessed mother, and is convinced she’s to  blame for her father’s death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When Denise, the former police detective who worked (and, due to her own  personal struggles at the time, mishandled) David’s case, catches sight  of Rennie at her sons’ school, she’s struck by the girl’s halo of  sadness—and becomes obsessed with attempting to right the wrongs she  believes she perpetrated two years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  And as all this unfolds in Boston, Daniel, the guilt-ridden young man  who, in his old life as a banker, helped create the circumstances that  led to David’s suicide, continues to punish himself for his sins by  living half a life, working odd jobs and bouncing from one US city to  another, never staying long enough to make friends or build something  lasting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Ultimately, each of these very different people—all of them tied  together by one tragic event—must learn in their own way how to say  good-bye to the past and move into a brighter future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 IPPY Awards Bronze Winner in Great Lakes (Best Regional Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Ward masterfully builds a sense of dread with mundane details in the  first section, and the way that she finds significance in moments of  ordinary, everyday life is reminiscent of the work of Anne Tyler. This  deeply empathetic novel deals sensitively with difficult subjects. . . .  An insightful and psychologically astute story of ordinary people  moving forward after personal tragedy.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “\u003ci\u003eIn the Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful novel in which a man’s suicide leaves indelible marks on those left behind.” \u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e Clarion Reviews  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “This is an absorbing book, and I cared about every character in it. . .  . Jane Ward did an excellent job capturing the upheaval suicide has  caused.” \u003cbr\u003e –Paula Mikrut, \u003ci\u003eWindy City Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Jane Ward’s deeply resonant, beautifully written, and emotionally  complex exploration of this tragedy’s fallout is riveting. . . . Less  about suicide than it is about survival, \u003ci\u003eIn the Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is a  gripping testament to the need for policies that value human life and a  vivid reminder that a kinder, more loving world is within our reach.”\u003cbr\u003e —Eleanor J. Bader, \u003ci\u003eRain Taxi Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53189323981143,"sku":"9781647421939","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-aftermath-a-novel-9781647421939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}