{"product_id":"9780241684658-the-world-after-alice","title":"The World After Alice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gorgeous and poignant debut novel for fans of Anne Tyler and Claire Lombardo. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED for the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award   \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight' \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Napolitano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page turner . honest, funny and deeply empathic' \u003c\/b\u003eCharmaine Wilkerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply moving' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This dramatic tragi-comedy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etakes us right into the head of each character' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poignant and thought-provoking' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulturefly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will make you laugh and moments later choke you up . impressively executed' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Such a fascinating portrayal of secrets, deceit, the complicated nature of family relationships and societal expectations. I will be recommending this book to everybody I know!'\u003c\/b\u003e Reader Review *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they’re aware their relationship will come as a shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji’s sister and Morgan’s best friend. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one is quite the same. As the headstrong young couple brings the two families together for the first time since the funeral, they wonder: can old wounds truly be mended?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town for the whirlwind nuptials, it soon becomes clear that these estranged families are not ready to move on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRekindled old flames, new lovers and deep resentments abound. Even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her friend’s death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill the fragile peace the wedding offers survive the sunny weekend?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr are these two families about to find out that the darkest secrets always come to light in the end?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A bouquet of a book: \u003cb\u003ethoughtful, heartfelt, funny, tender, tough and gorgeously\u003c\/b\u003e written. A tremendous new writer' Elizabeth McCracken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A \u003cb\u003estudy of grief, resilience and surprising joy\u003c\/b\u003e. I know these characters will stay with me' Mary Beth Keane  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Intricately structured and elegantly written\u003c\/b\u003e . a family drama that pivots between the sweeping and the intimate in seamless, wildly entertaining prose' Catherine Lacey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Green writes with a poet’s ear and an impressionist’s eye, and the result is a wise, elegiac novel that is \u003cb\u003eimpossible to put down even after turning the last gorgeous page'\u003c\/b\u003e Bret Anthony Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Truly \u003cb\u003eelegant\u003c\/b\u003e . I turned the pages as fast as I could, aching to understand the impossible' Hanna Halperin \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540081713249,"sku":"9780241684658","price":17.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32354346.jpg?v=1737190431","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241684658-the-world-after-alice","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}