After the Fire - by Charlotte Rixon (Paperback)

About the Book

A deeply emotional love story with brilliant characters that doesn't shy away from difficult topics, including mental health/PTSD, death, domestic abuse, and hoarding.

Book Synopsis

'Rixon has done it again. She's queen of the tragic romance.' - Laura Pearson

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This is the story of girl meets boy.

And then everything goes wrong . . .

Ever since they first met at university, Beth and Nick have circled in and out of one another's lives: supporting each other through grief, marriage, divorce, career crises and family dramas.

Fourteen years ago, when they were on the cusp of adulthood, they both survived a devastating fire that sent their lives in different directions. And they've been running ever since: from the pain, from the memories, and most devastatingly of all, from the guilt.

But no matter how hard they try, there's something else they can't run from. The inescapable, terrifying truth: they're in love with each other.

But how can they move forward, when neither of them can stop looking back?

Review Quotes

"Rixon has done it again. She's queen of the tragic romance. I raced through After the Fire, caring deeply about Beth and Nick and desperate to know how their story would end. Highly recommend." --Laura Pearson

About the Author

Charlotte Rixon is the pen name of Charlotte Duckworth, USA Today-bestselling author of suspense fiction published by Quercus. Charlotte studied Classics at Leeds University and went on to gain a PGDip in Screenwriting. She worked for many years as a magazine journalist, and is a graduate of the Faber Academy 'Writing A Novel' course.