Rhidian Brook

Soon to be released as a film starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard. Set in post-war Germany, the international bestseller The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires. '

Sent by the Salvation Army to bear witness to the work they were doing in response to the Aids pandemic, Rhidian Brook, his wife and two children, follow a tril of devastation through communities still shattered and being broken by the disease. He met truck stop workers in Kenya, victims of rape in Rwanda, child-headed families in Soweto, children of prostitutes in India. A remarkable journey amongst the infected and the affected through a world that, despite seeming on the brink of collapse, is bein held together, not by power, politics, guns and money, but by small acts of kindness from people living with more hope than chance of surviving AIDS and HIV.

In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision.

A superbly controlled emotional thriller of passion, betrayal and conscience, set in post-War Germany, soon to be made into a major film.Hamburg, 1946. Thousands remain displaced in what is now the British Occupied Zone. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the de-Nazification of its defeated people, Colonel Lewis Morgan is requisitioned a fine house on the banks of the Elbe, where he will be joined by his grieving wife Rachael and only remaining son Edmund.But rather than force its owners, a German widower and his traumatised daughter, to leave their home, Lewis insists that the two families live together. In this charged and claustrophobic atmosphere all must confront their true selves as enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.The Aftermath is a stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, our deepest desires and the transforming power of forgiveness.The Aftermath is being developed as a feature film by Ridley Scott''s production company Scott Free and BBC Films.Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to

Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, and they were soon hurtling across 1980s America together, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if hes ever going to get free . . .Part existential road trip, part neo-gothic thriller, part morality tale, The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook is a dazzling and propulsive novel full of characters youll never forget. An epic story of friendship, desire, and participating in the Great American Dream the one that leads from rags to riches via pitches whatever the consequences.

Hamburg 1946 wenn aus Feinden Freunde werdenHamburg 1946: Ein englischer Offizier soll fur die Entnazifizierung und den Wiederaufbau Deutschlands sorgen. Colonel Lewis Morgan wird mit seiner Familie in ein herrschaftliches Haus an der Elbe einquartiert. Seine Frau kann aber nicht verstehen, dass der Hausbesitzer Stefan Lubert nicht ausziehen muss. Sie findet die Idee, mit dem Feind unter einem Dach zu wohnen, unertraglich. Doch als sie den Alltag teilen, erkennt sie, wie grob und falsch ihr Bild von den Deutschen war. Nach und nach entwickelt sich eine unerhorte Nahe zwischen ihr und Stefan Lubert Ein selten beschriebenes Kapitel deutscher Geschichte Rhidian Brook zeichnet ein enorm differenziertes Bild von einem Land, das am Boden liegt, von einer verstorten Bevolkerung, aber auch von dem Hoffnungsschimmer nach Tod und Vernichtung. Ein Roman von groter Intensitat.

The Testimony of Talieson Jones is a lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from Rhidian Brook, the accalimed author of The Aftermath.Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with lifes biggest questions.Taliesins life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his fathers temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesins dysfunctional family are his classmates claims that God does not exist. Deeply troubled by lifes uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent.The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt.A beautiful meditation on childhood... and a panacea for a cynical ageThe TimesA rare, beautiful evocation of childhood, faith and hope. Extraordinary. I utterly believed it Victoria Hislop, author of The IslandBrooks debut is one of quiet miracles . . . in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faithSunday TimesPoeticGuardianRhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes, including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to Thought For The Day on the Today programme.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIn the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. As they set off for their new home Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.This masterly novel wrings every drop of feeling out of a gripping human situation. Mail on Sunday Superb. Conjures surprise after surprise GuardianExcellent, original, masterly. A captivating tale not only of love among the ruins but also of treachery and vengeance Literary ReviewProfoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness IndependentTerrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric Sunday Telegraph

"Un divertissement fabuleux... Un livre irrésistiblement excentrique, à lire absolument." The Times"Une comédie douce-amère sur léducation sentimentale dune drôlerie hors du commun." Daily Mail 1980,

Wonderful entertainment The TimesLarger-than-life fun Daily MailA wild-eyed road trip across America, filled with colourful characters, crazy anecdotes, sparky dialogue Big IssueI killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, and they were soon hurtling across 1980s America together, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if hes ever going to get free . . .Part existential road trip, part neo-gothic thriller, part morality tale, The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook (author of TheAftermath, now a major movie starring Keira Knightly and Alexander Skarsgrd) is a dazzling and propulsive novel full of characters youll never forget. An epic story of friendship, desire, and participating in the Great American Dream the one that leads from rags to riches via pitches whatever the consequences.

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«La novel·la de Rhidian Brook, profundament commovedora i molt ben escrita, planteja qüestions com la decència, la culpa i el perdó.» The Independent Hamburg, 1946: després de la guerra, vencedors i