Life After

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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 WhySearching 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 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 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. Best Download [ Life After ] Author [ Katie Ganshert ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Bad things happen all the time, all over the world And we believe in God s goodness We believe He is good We say He is good Until bad things turn personal That s when we start to question Life After was such a moving and emotional story This book really made a lasting impression on my heart So many times you see the headlines on the news of tragedies that have happened But sometimes you can forget that the people who survive and the families who lost love ones, still have to live everyBad things happen all the time, all over the world And we believe in God s goodness We believe He is good We say He is good Until bad things turn personal That s when we start to question Life After was such a moving and emotional story This book really made a lasting impression on my heart So many times you see the headlines on the news of tragedies that have happened But sometimes you can forget that the people who survive and the families who lost love ones, still have to live everyday after the headlines go away Life After follows the journey of Autumn Manning a survivor of a train bombing, that took the lives of 22 people A year has passed Autumn still struggles with the guilt of being the only one who lived Paul s wife was one of the 22 who died in the bombing He desperately wants to forget that day and move forward from the hurt and to give some type of normalcy, for himself ...THIS BOOKLife AfterOh my goodnessWOW WOW WOW In case you cannot tell by my zealously generous, bold typeface and gross overuse of exclamation points I LOVE THIS BOOK Why, you ask It s really hard to explain The book isn t just one genre, nor does it have only one underlying current, but many It s a story of catastrophic event of epic proportion Recent headlines scream of it It s also a survival story awash in survivor s guilt To the edge, on the brink of comin THIS BOOKLife AfterOh my goodnessWOW WOW WOW In case you cannot tell by my zealously generous, bold typeface and gross overuse of exclamation points I LOVE THIS BOOK Why, you ask It s really hard to explain The book isn t just one genre, nor does it have only one underlying current, but many It s a story of catastrophic event of epic proportion Recent headlines scream of it It s also a survival story awash in survivor s guilt To the edge, on the brink of coming undone It s a story of messy relationships family, friends, love, and the undefinable Not all who meddle are meddlesome And not all who care are careful Moreover, it s a love story the unsuspecting, somewhat serendipitous, pure and fearfully yielding, do I dare kind of love story that sneaks up upon you and takes your breath away Like a river through a rocky gorge, twisting this way and that, ra...Where does one find words for emotions that have none That would be my exact tangle of feelings after finishing this story a mere thirty minutes ago It is a rare moment that I close the final pages of a book and immediately feel pressed to get my thoughts down on paper or, in this instance, in type on a computer This is one of those exceptions obviously The moments and emotions I could suppress no longer, they must be written So here I am, struggling to find adjectives for you What I Where does one find words for emotions that have none That would be my exact tangle of feelings after finishing this story a mere thirty minutes ago It is a rare moment that I close the final pages of a book and immediately feel pressed to get my thoughts down on paper or, in this instance, in type on a computer This is one of those exceptions obviously The moments and emotions I could suppress no longer, they must be written So here I am, struggling to find adjectives for you What I am finding Is this for those grieving, for those broken, for those who don t understand, for those questioning why , this story is for you There may seem a simplicity to the plot, yet vast amounts of emotion and chaos rest in these pages...Katie Ganshert s Life After is one of those books that I have a hard time conveying just how much I loved it and just how profound of an impression it made on me Of the handful of contemporary authors that I read, Ganshert is one at the top of that list and deservedly so In this story, she deals with the heavy topic of survivor s guilt, grief and loss with aplomb and clarity The characters are messy and flawed and so unflinchingly real that I couldn t help but want the best for them Though f Katie Ganshert s Life After is one of those books that I have a hard time conveying just how much I loved it and just how profound of an impression it made on me Of the handful of contemporary authors that I read, Ganshert is one at the top of that list and deservedly so In this story, she deals with the heavy topic of su...Katie s trademark is writing beautiful novels about broken people.In Life After, Autumn Manning struggles to make sense of why she is the lone survivor of a train explosion She is not at all at peace with herself and barely ekes out an existence.It is a well written story with details unraveling throughout Secondary characters added depth to the story I especially enjoyed the headlines that Autumn interjected throughout.My gratitude to Publishe...I had the privilege of reading an advanced copy of Life After Katie Ganshert is a favorite novelist of mine and I was eager to dive in Always a masterful storyteller, Ganshert ups her game in Life After You feel the desperation, the isolation, and the loss felt from the one survivor of a train bombing She had ...I am blown away.I think this may be my favorite book of 2017 I saw this on my sister in law s bookshelf, picked it up, read the prologue, and was immediately hooked As soon as I got home, I grabbed it from my library, and couldn t wait to dig in This is the first novel I have read by Katie Ganshert, and will most certainly not be the last She has an unforgettable writing style, and writes just as unforgettable characters This is the kind of book that leaves you clutching it to your chest, n I am blown away.I think this may be my favorite book of 2017 I saw this on my sister in law s bookshelf, picked it up, read the prologue, and was immediately hooked As soon as I got home, I grabbed it from my library, and c...Wow There are so many things I thought about while I read this book Surprisingly, I didn t cry which I tend to do with books dealing with grief , but felt very introspective I think that s due to Autumn s detached observations, her coping mechanisms, and the deep questions she and other characters wrestled with The book started a bit slow for me as things began to unfold and be revealed, but the pace steadily picked up and I appreciated the time I was able to take with each level of Autumn Wow There are so many things I thought about while I read this book Surprisingly, I didn t cry which I tend to do with books dealing with grief , but felt very introspective I think that s due to Autumn s detached observations, her coping mechanisms, and the deep questions she and other characters wrestled with The book started a bit slow for me as things began to unfold and be revealed, but the pace steadily picked up and I appreciated the time I was able to take with each level of Autumn s reemergence into a functioning life The part that hit home to me personally was when Paul was reflecting on how his children had grown It made me think of my relationship with my own 10 year old daughter and how I can preserve our bond and sense of unity th...An enjoyable, absorbing, heartfelt story After having a miss with Katie Ganshert in The Art of Losing Yourself, I was hesitant to try again but because of friends excellent reviews, I decided to give it a try I m quite glad I did The characters were so vivid and so well drawn I especially enjoyed seeing the heroine and the victim s daughter...The prologue had me immediately engaged, and from there it never let up Autumn s life has been changed dramatically, and no one around her can relate to what she has been through.This book grapples with the weight of survival and the pressure to make your survival mean somethingThis story takes an honest look at how life can be turned upside down in one unimaginable moment It is a story a...

Life After
  • 02 April 2017
  • Paperback
  • 352 pages
  • 1601429029
  • Katie Ganshert
  • Life After