The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook

Set in post-war Germany, the international bestseller The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires. In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But 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.

REVIEWS

"A captivating tale of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance. . . . It poses many complex questions." —Literary Review

"Reading The Aftermath, one can't help but wonder if this is the sort of literary memorialization . . . that Sebald might have wished for." —The Washington Post

“A fine, moving novel. . . . Brook addresses weighty themes—forgiveness, familial loss—with a light touch . . . . Bring[s] to mind no less a novel than J.G. Ballard’s Empire of the Sun.” —Financial Times 

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 978-0307948571
Pages: 352