After the Fall
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After the Fall
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Narrated by:
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Nicolette McKenzie
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By:
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Charity Norman
About this listen
In the quiet of a New Zealand winter’s night, a rescue helicopter is sent to airlift a five-year-old boy with severe internal injuries. He’s fallen from the upstairs veranda of an isolated farmhouse and his condition is critical. At first, Finn’s fall looks like a horrible accident; after all, he’s prone to sleepwalking. Only his frantic mother, Martha McNamara, knows how it happened. And she isn’t telling. Not yet. Maybe not ever.
Tragedy isn’t what the McNamara family expected when they moved to New Zealand. For Martha, it was an escape. For her artist husband Kit, it was a dream. For their small twin boys, it was an adventure. For 16-year-old Sacha, it was the start of a nightmare.
They end up on the isolated east coast of the North Island, seemingly in the middle of a New Zealand tourism campaign. But their peaceful idyll is soon shattered as the choices Sacha makes lead the family down a path which threatens to destroy them all.
Martha finds herself facing a series of impossible decisions, each with devastating consequences for her family.
©2012 Charity Norman (P)2013 W F Howes LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Original, wonderfully written and utterly gripping." (The Sun)
"After the Fall is a gripping tale that would appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and Joanna Trollope." (Red Online)
This felt real
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Annoying narration; annoying protagonist
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Riveting Read
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We start with a 5yr old being air lifted to hospital, having "fallen" from the second storey of his parents' house. The chapters pace back and forth between the family arriving in New Zealand to start a new life and the hospital ward, awaiting news on the son's condition. Can't really say too much without giving the plot away, enjoy it!
Not what it seems
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What did you like most about After the Fall?
I loved the story and the narration was inmmense, Each character has a different voice and it makes for a very entertaining read.The sort of listen where you miss the characters after the book has finished. Thank-you Nicolette McKenzie.What was one of the most memorable moments of After the Fall?
I liked it all.Which character – as performed by Nicolette McKenzie – was your favourite?
They were all real to me, i felt immersed in the family, a very talented performance.An amazing listen
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I use books as background noise as I work, I'm a designer so don't need to write and find books help when I'm creating to keep me company. I'm giving that possibly irrelevant information as I'm not sure I would have gotten all the way through the book if I had been simply listening to it and not working!
I liked the revelation towards the end as to what happened to Fin, it actually had me open mouthed!
Interesting but not gripping!
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A beautiful, heart wrenching story.
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Totally bought into this!!
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Very Touching Book
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Would you consider the audio edition of After the Fall to be better than the print version?
I have not read the print versionWhat was one of the most memorable moments of After the Fall?
The realisation as to what happened to Finn.Which character – as performed by Nicolette McKenzie – was your favourite?
The twinsDid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Both however the storyline is a nightmare I thankfully have not experienced.Brilliant story!
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