After Drowning, Valerie MillsMilde
After Drowning, Valerie MillsMilde
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After Drowning

Author: Valerie Mills-Milde

Narrator: Maggie Pettet

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 10/15/2021


Synopsis

After Drowning is set in a small fishing town on the shores of Lake Erie and concerns the volatile fortunes of a fishing family. At one time, Lake Erie was the home of a thriving fishing industry but the sad fortunes of the lake have limited the industry, forcing those who live near it to adapt. A drowning, a tragedy witnessed by Penelope Beau and her four-year-old daughter, Maddy, brings back memories of Pen’s childhood: the death of her father Rod in a boating accident, which may or may not have been an accident, and the subsequent disappearance of her brother Keaton who fled town after an act of arson. Also on the beach on the day of the drowning is Tom Valentine, a member of the Bandido biker gang, who is inexorably involved with a club-sanctioned bloody showdown. Now, abandoned and betrayed, a solitary Tom must contemplate the true nature of his relationships. Pen and Tom’s lives intersect, both outliers who must find a way to reconcile the various threads of their lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Orla on April 30, 2019

Solid start. Weak middle. Very tidy ending. I got this book as a gift from my daughter's partner as part of our xmas eve used book exchange (in the Icelandic tradition). He was correct in knowing I would be engaged by the setting (SW Ontario, where I grew up) and the dysfunctional family (he *is* wit......more

Goodreads review by Steven on May 23, 2018

There is something unique about a story written from somebody who’s career is not just focused on literary endeavours. Valerie Mills-Milde is listed in the biography of this book as clinical social worker. And this story is filled with personal unease that is common among us that a reader cannot hel......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 12, 2017

What an amazing read! Time is taken to allow the reader to slowly get to know the characters. The reader gets a sense of connection with the characters, understanding their human-ness....flaws and strengths. It is well written, absorbing the reader into truly feeling.......more