{"product_id":"the-world-after-alice-9781405964005","title":"The World After Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lauren Aliza Green\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAvailable to pre-order in paperback - the gorgeous and poignant debut novel from Lauren Aliza Green, for fans of Anne Tyler and Claire Lombardo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnn Napolitano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''A page turner . . . honest, funny and deeply empathic'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharmaine Wilkerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Deeply moving'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''This dramatic tragi-comedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etakes us right into the head of each character'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Poignant and thought-provoking'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCulturefly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Will make you laugh and moments later choke you up . . . impressively executed'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGlamour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Such a fascinating portrayal of secrets, deceit, the complicated nature of family relationships and societal expectations. I will be recommending this book to everybody I know!''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Reader Review *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMorgan and Benji are getting married.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhich comes as a shock to their families . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve years ago, sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji’s sister and Morgan’s best friend, died. No one is quite the same. As Benji and Morgan bring the two families together for the first time since the funeral, they know old wounds have yet to heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the guests descend on a tranquil New England town, it’s clear that these estranged families won’t come quietly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdd in old flames, unexpected new loves, and the sharp secrets some still carry about Alice, and Morgan and Benji wonder not will the marriage last, but will they survive the wedding? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A bouquet of a book: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethoughtful, heartfelt, funny, tender, tough and gorgeously\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e written. A tremendous new writer'' Elizabeth McCracken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003estudy of grief, resilience and surprising joy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I know these characters will stay with me'' Mary Beth Keane \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Intricately structured and elegantly written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . . . a family drama that pivots between the sweeping and the intimate in seamless, wildly entertaining prose'' Catherine Lacey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Green writes with a poet’s ear and an impressionist’s eye, and the result is a wise, elegiac novel that is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eimpossible to put down even after turning the last gorgeous page''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bret Anthony Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Truly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eelegant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . . . I turned the pages as fast as I could, aching to understand the impossible'' Hanna Halperin \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45847916052631,"sku":"9781405964005","price":885.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405964005.webp?v=1769297305","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-world-after-alice-9781405964005","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}