In the Aftermath

In the Aftermath is an emotionally gripping novel about the long-reaching effects after a desperate man takes his own life. Two years later, his widow, his daughter, his best friend, his parents, and even the detective in charge of his case are still reeling—angry, sad, resentful, and guilty. We are......more

After the 2008 economic recession and lending bubble burst, David Herron is in financial ruins and takes his own life. He is a father, husband, and friend. The focus of the book is the aftermath of this tragic suicide. What happens to those people left behind? His wife, his daughter, his best friend......more

The draw of Ward’s third novel is not what you would assume from a story that is “about” a suicide. Instead, it’s about the structure of how she tells it. Through a series of bold choices, the actual event happens offstage, before the novel begins; the story is told from five different points of vie......more

IN THE AFTERMATH is that rarest of stories: profoundly moving and also grounded deeply in the day to day life of a widow struggling to make a new life for herself, washed over in memories at times and others hands plunged deep in dough and working out how to move her business ahead. I enjoyed this b......more

For ten years, Jules and David Herron have owned a bakery together. She bakes, he handles the finances. Business is good—or so Jules thinks—and their biggest problem is the contractor who has abandoned them in the middle of an expansion project. In truth, the contractor left because he hasn’t been......more