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The Aftermath

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241984062

  • Length: 336  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 234g

  • RRP: £8.99

The Aftermath

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In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. As they set off for their new home Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.

'This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation.' Mail on Sunday

'Superb. Conjures surprise after surprise' Guardian

'Excellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance' Literary Review

'Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness' Independent

'Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric' Sunday Telegraph

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241984062

  • Length: 336  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 20mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 234g

  • RRP: £8.99

Reviews

  • Profoundly moving, beautifully written

    Independent

  • An extraordinary read

    Daily Mail

  • Superb. This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation

    Mail on Sunday, Novel of the Week

  • Superb. Conjuring surprise after surprise

    Guardian

  • Excellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance

    Literary Review

  • Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric

    Sunday Telegraph

  • Arresting, unsettling and compelling; suffused with suffering and hope

    Claire Messud

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About the Author

Rhidian Brook

Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.

Rhidian Brook

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