All That Follows - Hardcover

Crace, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038552076X ISBN 13: 9780385520768

Publisher: Nan a Talese, 2010

Synopsis

The prodigiously talented Jim Crace has returned with a new novel that explores the complexities of love and violence with a scenario that juxtaposes humor and human aspiration. 

British jazzman Leonard Lessing spent a memorable yet unsuccessful few days in Austin, Texas, trying to seduce a woman he fancied. During his stay, he became caught up in her messy life, which included a new lover, a charismatic but carelessly violent man named Maxie.
 
Eighteen years later, Maxie enters Leonard’s life again, but this time in England, where he is armed and holding hostages. Leonard must decide whether to sit silently by as the standoff unfolds or find the courage to go to the crime scene where he could potentially save lives. The lives of two mothers and two daughters—all strikingly independent and spirited—hang in the balance.
 
Set in Texas and the suburbs of England, All That Follows is a novel in which tender, unheroic moments triumph over the more strident and aggressive facets of our age.
 
It also provides moving and surprising insights into the conflict between our private and public lives and redefines heroism in this new century. It is a masterful work from one of Britain’s brightest literary lights.

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Review

"Mesmerizing....Graceful....Lyrical....[Crace] captures the human condition in all its sinuous, improvisational and sensual essence."--The Providence Journal
Probing and suspenseful. . . . Elegant. . . . Dazzling. . . . Truly valiant! --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A fine novel . . . entirely satisfying. --Denver Post
Crace is excellent. --Los Angeles Times
A psychological novel of ideas . . . . Excellent." The Times, London
"The writing is excellent, and the story moves along with a seductive force. Another fine work from [Crace]." Library Journal
"Written in crisp, efficent prose. . . . [All That Follows] is as accomplished as Crace s previous nine novels and is a testament to his craft and versatility." The Sydney Morning Herald
"Crace sensitively depicts a middle-aged man coming to terms with the choices he has made, missed opportunities and all." Booklist

Crace brings a rare humour. . . . All That Follows is both thought-provoking and a delight to read. The Gaurdian, London"

About the Author

JIM CRACE is the author of nine previous novels, including most recently, The Pesthouse. Being Dead was shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Fiction Prize and won the U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2000. In 1997, Quarantine was named the Whitbread Novel of the Year and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Jim Crace has also received the E.M. Forster Award, and the Guardian Fiction Prize. He lives in Birmingham, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nan a Talese
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 038552076X
• ISBN 13: 9780385520768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223