{"product_id":"after-the-rain-9780733648793","title":"After the Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"After the Rain\" is a novel that explores family, belonging, marriage, race, and culture. It is about a woman named Malti Fortune who moves from her birthplace of Fiji to Melbourne, and her husband, Benjamin, who changes. The novel is filled with stories and superstitions from Malti's childhood, telling her that she doesn't belong. The daughters of Malti and Benjamin also learn hard truths about their family. \"After the Rain\" is a moving, exquisitely observed novel that deals with complicated feelings about building a home in a new country, choosing your own path in life, and realizing your parents are just people. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 April 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring, magical, and emotional novel about family, belonging, marriage, race, and culture ... The best novels are never long enough, and you won't want After the Rain to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA staggering soulful achievement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalti Fortune is uneasy. She has turned away from her birthplace of Fiji to make a new life in Melbourne. But all that she thought was certain is now in danger of being swept away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer husband, Benjamin, a linguist, is a conundrum. He has changed. Or has she? The stories and superstitions of her childhood are telling her something she knows but doesn't want to hear - about being a trespasser, about not belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years to come, Malti and Benjamin's daughters are also to learn some hard truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ellery, the hands-on father of her memories vanishes for months on end and the remembered fragments of good times aren't enough to sustain her anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerona, on the verge of adulthood, can't imagine a world without her beloved Dad. He is her rock and hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Malti and Ellery both know that you can't depend on Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a family? What does home look like? All three women are seeking answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach is haunted by her own ghosts. And by Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find what they are looking for, they need to be honest with themselves and make peace with their own unreliable memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Rain is a moving, exquisitely observed novel about marriage and family, dislocation, culture and belonging, from an exciting new voice in Australian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully realised exploration of family, identity, and dislocation. Smith beautifully captures complicated feelings around building a home in a new country, choosing your own path in life, and realising your parents are just people, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks and Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 300g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 153 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780733648793\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aisling Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44784690823418,"sku":"9780733648793","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1700235428830_book.jpg?v=1700329765","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/after-the-rain-9780733648793","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}