After This

On a wild, windy April day in Manhattan, when Mary first meets John Keane, she cannot know what lies ahead of her. A marriage, a fleeting season of romance, and the birth of four children will bring John and Mary to rest in the safe embrace of a traditional Catholic life in the suburbs. But neither Mary nor John, distracted by memories and longings, can feel the wind that is buffeting their children, leading them in directions beyond their parents' control. Michael and his sister Annie are caught up in the sexual revolution. Jacob, brooding and frail, is drafted to Vietnam. And the youngest, Clare, commits a stunning transgression after a childhood spent pleasing her parents. As John and Mary struggle to hold on to their family and their faith, Alice McDermott weaves an elegant, unforgettable portrait of a world in flux-and of the secrets and sorrows, anger and love, that lie at the heart of every family.

Author: Alice McDermott
Publisher: Random House Group
Published: 09/25/2007
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780385334693
ISBN10: 0385334699
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Alice McDermott is the author of five previous novels, including A Bigamist's Daughter; Child of My Heart; Charming Billy (winner of the 1998 National Book Award); At Weddings and Wakes; and That Night. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.