Books by Claire Tristram
After: A Novel
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Claire Tristram
After is a stunning debut about an intense erotic affair that takes place over one twenty-four hour period.
The woman is unnamed. The time is unspecified. The place is a motel somewhere in California. She is a widow, and it has been one year since her husband's death at the hands of Muslim extremists. She has decided, on the basis of a chance encounter, to take a Muslim lover. He is courtly, solicitous, understanding, and understandably nervous. He is married and has two daughters. She has had no lover since her husband's death.
Their graphically recounted affair is passionate and disturbing, and it veers into violence. How can desire so quickly transmogrify into hate? How does prejudice contaminate belief? Can grief ever be expunged? Can we purify ourselves of our pasts, redeem ourselves for the future, or are we consigned to a vicious cycle of recrimination and revenge?
A mesmerizing work of fiction that has the commercial appeal of Josephine Hart's Damage but which displays the cool control of Jim Crace and Michael Ondaatje, After is a riveting story of universal appeal, a timeless tale for the way we live now.
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After: A Novel
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Claire Tristram
Product Description “A revealing, amusing book.”—San Jose Mercury News “Naylor’s easy writing style keeps the story fresh. . . . A story of a likable man and his family, all of whom dearly miss the person who held them together.”—USA Today “Popular fiction for intelligent readers, something always in short supply and always welcome.”—Washington Post Book World Widower Harry is suddenly a single parent again, albeit of grown children. And women are pursuing him again. He is unprepared for any of this, and what results is amusing. Harry’s coping with parenthood and dating makes for an irreverent frolic. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a recipient of a grant from NEA and winner of the Newbery Medal for Shiloh, a national bestseller. About the Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a recipient of a grant from NEA and winner of the Newbery Medal for her novel, Shiloh, a national bestseller in cloth and paperback. Her writing career spans decades, starting with her candid memoir of coping with her husband's mental illness, including bestselling young adult fiction and wonderfully received novels for adult trade audiences. She is a popular speaker and has addressed countless gatherings of readers.
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