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Right After the Weather: Carol Anshaw - Softcover

Anshaw, Carol

 
9780241392829: Right After the Weather: Carol Anshaw

Synopsis

'An exquisitely observed story of passion and friendship' Observer

Cate is a stage designer in Chicago, caught up in an unconventional web of friends and lovers, when her life is suddenly overturned. Walking into her best friend's kitchen one day, she witnesses an act of violence that forces her to do something she never thought she could do. Nothing will ever be the same again.

Wry, compassionate and startlingly beautiful, Right After the Weather explores the mess of trauma and love, and the reverberations of our actions.

'Smart and often funny, perceptive and brilliantly observed. I loved being submerged in Cate's chaotic life'
Claire Fuller

'I loved it so much. Thought-provoking, emotionally intelligent and beautifully written' Daily Mail

'An exquisitely written, psychologically sophisticated novel, rich in insight and sensitivity to human vulnerability' NY Journal of Books

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About the Author

Carol Anshaw is The New York Times bestselling author of Carry the One, Aquamarine, Seven Moves and Lucky in the Corner. She lives in Chicago.

From the Back Cover

Cate is a stage designer in her early forties, embroiled in theatre projects and the lives of her unconventional Chicago friends and lovers, when her life is suddenly overturned. On the day she gets out of her car and into her best friend's kitchen, she witnesses an act of violence that forces her to do something she would never have thought she could do. The bubble of her safe, bohemian world is shattered. Right After the Weather explores what happens when two worlds collide. Written with astonishing insight into the nuances of human nature, this is a beautifully observed and compassionate novel about love, trauma and the reverberations of our actions.

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