Afterwards

Both a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.

I guarantee this novel will touch everyone Jeffery Deaver

There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .

Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.

Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person whos still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.

Praise for Afterwards:

In Afterwards, we see a masters touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poets sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyoneJeffery Deaver

A bold, impossible-to-categorise and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal. Afterwards proves that Lupton isnt just good - shes wickedly goodSeattle Times

In a Lovely Bones-style conceit...Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto
Guardian

A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal...How Lupton pulls this off, making it believable even to this skeptical reviewer, is a wonder. Like the authors remarkable debut, Sister, a major subtext here is the all-powerful tug of family bonds. Afterwards proves that Lupton isnt just good - shes wickedly goodSeattle Times

I became insanely gripped . . . The word "compelling" is used lightly of mystery and crime novels - this one will define it for youDaily Mail

Extraordinary...heart-stoppingMail on Sunday

Loved The Time Travelers Wife? This is even betterCompany

Lupton takes her readers on a totally harrowing ride as she melds a suspenseful procedure with an emotionally fraught drama. Within a taut and sinuous narrative, heartbreak over a broken family vies with fear that the arsonist will return...Masterful pacing and a highly charged atmosphere combine to make this an exceptionally gripping readBooklist, starred review

Lupton pushes the boundaries of our imagination with the manner in which the mystery is solved, creating a stunningly good read thats impossible to second-guess. A literary crime novel thats as clever in its premise as it is well writtenGlamour

Chillingly goodRed Magazine