Genre:
Contemporary
Contemporary
Life After
by Katie Ganshert
| -From Goodreads- It could have been me. Snow whirls around an elevated train platform in Chicago. A distracted woman boards the train, takes her seat, and moments later a fiery explosion rips through the frigid air, tearing the car apart in a horrific attack on the city’s transit system. One life is spared. Twenty-two are lost. A year later, Autumn Manning can’t remember the day of the bombing and she is tormented by grief—by guilt. Twelve months of the question constantly echoing. Why? Why? Why? Searching for answers, she haunts the lives of the victims, unable to rest. Paul Elliott lost his wife in the train bombing and wants to let the dead rest in peace, undisturbed and unable to cause more pain for his loved ones. He wants normalcy for his twelve-year-old daughter and young son, to see them move beyond the heartbreak. But when the Elliotts and Autumn are unexpectedly forced together, he fears she’ll bring more wreckage in her wake. In Life After, Katie Ganshert’s most complex and unforgettable novel yet, the stirring prose and authentic characters pose questions of truth, goodness, and ultimate purpose in this emotionally resonant tale. ASIN: B079TT4TSM A split second changes the lives of so many... |  This Book received a 4.5 Bark rating.
 Katie Ganshert |
What an emotionally gripping and wrenching story! The print version of Life After was my introduction to Katie Ganshert's, an author I had heard quite a bit about, writing. What an intro it was. This time around I listened to the audiobook and it was like hearing to a brand new story.
I ran the gamut of emotions with this story in both the print and audiobook. The depth and complexity of the characters made them seem so real and I became totally absorbed in their lives. The addition of having two narrators, a woman for Autumn's POV and a man for Paul's, immersed me even further into the drama of the story. And, as with the print version I found myself wondering what would I have done in Autumn's shoes, in Paul's? If I was the one who survived would I be able to find my purpose in the aftermath?
Life After is a beautiful story. An extraordinary story. A meaningful story. Katie Ganshert takes her readers on a journey of loss and love. A journey through darkness into faith that will long abide in the hearts of readers or listeners alike.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Life After by Katie Ganshert a 4.5 Bark rating.
I ran the gamut of emotions with this story in both the print and audiobook. The depth and complexity of the characters made them seem so real and I became totally absorbed in their lives. The addition of having two narrators, a woman for Autumn's POV and a man for Paul's, immersed me even further into the drama of the story. And, as with the print version I found myself wondering what would I have done in Autumn's shoes, in Paul's? If I was the one who survived would I be able to find my purpose in the aftermath?
Life After is a beautiful story. An extraordinary story. A meaningful story. Katie Ganshert takes her readers on a journey of loss and love. A journey through darkness into faith that will long abide in the hearts of readers or listeners alike.
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Life After by Katie Ganshert a 4.5 Bark rating.
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