Tundra Fall 05 p1-27 - Tundra Books

Fiction
September
After
Francis Chalifour
When a loved one dies,
life is forever divided
into before – and after
ISBN 0-88776-705-2
US $7.95
CAN $9.99
fiction/death/parents/family
ages 12+
96 pages 5 1/8 x 7 5/8
trade paper
Rights: World ex North America
24/carton
JUV039030 JUV013060 JUV013000
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Fifteen-year-old Francis’s father has committed suicide and
nothing will be the same again. Suicide is ugly, unglamorous, and
it is never a solution. Its aftermath is dreadful.
At first, Francis feels a terrible guilt. Could he have been a
better son? What if he hadn’t left his home in Montreal to go on
a brief holiday in New York the weekend it happened? Soon the
guilt turns to anger and then to a sadness so profound that he
thinks he can’t bear it.
After is the map of a year following the suicide of a family
member. In the course of months, with the love of his mother,
with counseling, and with the balm of time, Francis takes his
first steps toward coming to terms with his father’s – and his
family’s – tragedy. After is intensely personal, but it will resonate
with anyone who has faced the loss of a loved one.
This brilliant autobiographical first novel is an acute analysis
of the grieving process. Although it is steeped in Francis’s
sadness, it is ultimately a story of hope.
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FRANCIS CHALIFOUR was born and raised in Quebec and now lives in
Toronto, where he teaches social sciences to grades seven and eight. He
is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Education at the University of
Ottawa, specializing in the influence of the mourning process on
children’s learning. Francis has been writing for most of his life. His
first published work was the French novel Zoom Papaye, and he has
contributed articles to Maclean’s, Le Devoir, and La Presse. He has also hosted
a radio program and worked for Télévision française de l’Ontario.
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Tundra Books | Fall 2005