Life After

By Katie Ganshert

Book Overview

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? Why? Searching 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 more 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 more 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601429029
• ISBN13: 9781601429025
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Prh Christian Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Gripping, beautiful and emotional!

My first book by this author and it sure won’t be my last! Loved the characters and this plot. Autumn is the sole survivor of a horrible attack where a fiery explosion occurs on the city’s train. One year later as the first anniversary approaches, Autumn is still dealing with the aftermath of that horrific day. Paul Elliott lost his wife that tragic day and is now a single parent. As their lives begin to unexpectedly become connected again Paul fears that the past will cause more pain for his family. Through tragedy, grief, and exposed secrets…healing begins and truth comes forth for those that were affected that horrific day. We all go through things and sometimes wonder where God is and why did this or that happen. This book reminded me that even when I go through things I don’t fully understand, when prayers are delayed or not answered the way that I’d like that “God isn’t cruel”, “Circumstances don’t dictate who He is”, and He is there and weeps with me.