Life After...

Life After

By Katie Ganshert

Survivor Guilt. We might have felt it a little bit. Our main character in this story feels it a lot. The story starts with an explosion on the El Train in Chicago. There is one survivor and the story follows her through the months and years after the tragedy.

First of all, I love the setting – Chicago. Ganshert does a great job bringing the city alive for us. Secondly, I love how she shows this character interacting at work, in her family, and even at church. She gives us a very well-rounded character and shows us different sides. Finally, there’s a romance. Sigh.

One of the victims of the tragedy left behind a husband and two kids. In an effort to make sense of what happened, one of the children writes a letter to our lone survivor. In this process, secrets from “before” come out, and the people left behind must figure out how to live their lives “after.”

Beautifully told, deeply felt, thought provoking, and just plain worth the read. It will challenge your faith, and shows just how God can work in and through a tragedy.

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Jennifer Fromke writes from North Carolina, where she pines for colder temperatures all year long. Northerners by upbringing, she and her husband of 26 years have raised three Southern-ish children with one still in the nest and two currently in college. When she began writing contemporary women’s fiction in 2010, she was forced to reduce her reading time (which might have been exorbitant), but writing produces a similar joy. Her first novel was award-winning, and she’s been honing her craft ever since. Jennifer reviews books at Shetalksbooks.com and she offers a free story download on her website: https://www.jenniferfromke.com/contact/.