{"product_id":"after-the-fall-by-kirsten-alexander","title":"After the Fall by Kirsten Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFleeing Melbourne for a village in the Yorkshire Dales had felt right. Sanctuary, I'd thought.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut nowhere is as straightforward as it first appears.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Giselle escapes to the north Yorkshire village of Hollydale, she doesn't give much thought to what she might find there. She's more concerned with what she's leaving behind - a toxic marriage, the loss of her beloved sister, Lina, and the cloud of suspicion over the circumstances of Lina's death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But in this small community she makes new and fascinating friends, chief among them Margaret, a wealthy elderly local who lives in Chatswood Hall, the mansion perched on a hill above the village, and Tom, the local handyman. Giselle hopes to start life over, but the past cannot be outrun and her husband will not be cut loose, threatening to arrive in Hollydale at any moment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a bomb explodes on the one road that leads to her cottage, Giselle realises that her Hollydale life is larger and more complicated than she'd understood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story about intergenerational friendship between women, coercive relationships and power, and the endless possibilities new connections can bring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eAFTER THE FALL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is eloquent and candid storytelling at its finest.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Kirsten Alexander's writing is delicate and finely tuned, catching the rhythms beneath the everyday. With a rich sense of place \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e delivers the most surprising of outcomes.' - Kathryn Heyman, author of \u003ci\u003eFury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'I loved everything about this novel. A proper page-turning, keep-you-up-at-night plot, combined with beautiful writing and wonderful characterisation, leading to a very satisfying finale. A joyous spirit of mischief runs alongside a darker vein, each enhancing the other.'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- Emily Hourican, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Guinness Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781761153532\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ultimo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43440796074047,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/836473482815.jpg?v=1782031767","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/after-the-fall-by-kirsten-alexander","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}