Publisher's Synopsis
Walk gently into the lives of others, for the path of destruction left behind before you may be hidden from your view. Born in an era and a time when shame was found in the littlest of things it was important to maintain a "normal" and socially acceptable image that wouldn't be frowned upon in public. Words of shameful acts were never spoken and stories of monsters amongst us were never told. Instead, the portrayal of a perfect English family, with perfect values and morals became the only story known to the outside world. The Afterwards is a story about surviving a series of traumatic events only to discover that what happens afterwards is so much more unforgiving and cruel than the actual event. The promise that the event is over; that nothing can harm you again is so far from the reality of what happens afterwards. Afterwards is where the true trauma and unbearable pain begins. The inability to be forgiven by those that you love the most lives inside of you for years to come. The inability to accept that the guilt was not yours to carry haunts you forever. The anger and fear consume you. The real heartache begins. The real journey begins. The real devastation begins.
