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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:After You'd Goneby Maggie Ofarrell
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Alice Raikes takes a train from London to Scotland to visit her family, but when she gets there she witnesses something so shocking that she insists on returning to London immediately. A few hours later, Alice is lying in a coma after an accident that may or may not have been a suicide attempt. Alice's family gathers at her bedside and as they wait, argue, and remember, long-buried tensions emerge. The more they talk, the more they seem to conceal. Alice, meanwhile, slides between varying levels of consciousness, recalling her past and a love affair that recently ended. A riveting story that skips through time and interweaves multiple points of view, After You'd Gone is a novel of stunning psychological depth and marks the debut of a major literary talent. Review:"It's the depiction of...deceptively small moments that is O'Farrell's winning gift....Her absorbing characters gracefully circle one another 'round the room like moths at the light bulb,' grazing their wings against life's raw heat instead of being consumed by it." The New York Times Book Review Review:"Its mixture of humor, romance, suspense and tragedy make for a hugely satisfying read." Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky and Summer at Gaglow Review:"It is hard to believe that such an assured work comes from a first novelist....With smooth prose, O'Farrell moves seamlessly among the victim's family and friends and back and forth in time in seemingly random fashion, slowly revealing her characters' pasts and stunningly bringing the story back to the present." Francine Fialkoff, Library Journal Review:"Like a pointillist painting, this fine debut is, from one perspective, formless--short vignettes, told from multiple points of view and in multiple voices, that are somewhat puzzling on their own and apparently have no connection to each other. Ultimately, however, these elements merge into a coherent and moving portrait of a young woman's journey toward a life-threatening crisis." Publishers Weekly Review:Maggie O'Farrell was born in Northern Ireland in 1972. She has worked as a journalist in Hong Kong and as Deputy Literary Editor for the Independent. She is now a freelance writer for a variety of British magazines and newspapers. She lives in the United Kingdom. Synopsis:Alice Raikes takes a train from London to Scotland to visit her family, but when she gets there she witnesses something so shocking that she insists on returning to London immediately. A few hours later, Alice is lying in a coma after an accident that may or may not have been a suicide attempt. Alice's family gathers at her bedside and as they wait, argue, and remember, long-buried tensions emerge. The more they talk, the more they seem to conceal. Alice, meanwhile, slides between varying levels of consciousness, recalling her past and a love affair that recently ended. A riveting story that skips through time and interweaves multiple points of view, After You'd Gone is a novel of stunning psychological depth and marks the debut of a major literary talent. It's the depiction of . . . deceptively small moments that is O'Farrell's winning gift. . . . Her absorbing characters gracefully circle one another 'round the room like moths at the light bulb, ' grazing their wings against life's raw heat instead of being consumed by it. (The New York Times Book Review) After You'd Gone is beautifully written contemporary fiction. (Edna O'Brien, The Sunday Times) About the AuthorMaggie O'Farrell was born in Northern Ireland in 1972. She has worked as a journalist in Hong Kong and as Deputy Literary Editor for the Independent. She is now a freelance writer for a variety of British magazines and newspapers. She lives in the United Kingdom. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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