This novel is an adventure in every sense of the word. A world into which brook, the author, has a personal insight. War and its aftermath have long been the subject of great literature, but the best examples are always the ones that personalize the history, allowing readers to experience it vicariously through the book s characters. This is a great collection from a wise and reassuring thinker and writer. The aftermath, by rhidian brook anz litlovers litblog. The officer, lewis, allows stefan and his daughter to continue living in the house rather than be.
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Rhidian brook born 1964 is a novelist, screenwriter and broadcaster. A story set among the ruins of postwar germany fails to ignite, says john preston. Nicholas baines, bishop of leeds whatever his subject, rhidian brook writes with warmth and humanity. The aftermath movie tiein edition by rhidian brook. The british have occupied the ruined city and colonel lewis morgan, an officer and a gentleman, is charged with overseeing the restoration of order. The aftermath is set amongst the devastated ruins in the firebombed city of hamburg in 1946. The aftermath is a reflective act of compassionate but toughminded observation. Matt morgan, intensive care doctor and author of critical, gives a fascinating account of what it is like to work in icu. Thousands remain displaced in what is now the british occupied zone. Here he tells us how he came to be a writer and the role his faith plays in his work. For more information on rhidian brook or the aftermath, visit his website at. A profoundly moving novel of occupation and denazification in postwar hamburg. This book tells the story of the men and women of fighter command who worked tirelessly in air.
It has now been released as a film, with actress keira knightley starring as rachel, a. Rhidian brooks novel, the aftermath, is an engaging journey, driven by emotionally charged characters drawn from a fascinating and seldom explored period of history, the immediate aftermath of world war ii in germany. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Rhidian brook is an awardwinning writer of fiction, television, and film. Rhidian brook s family history handed him the aftermath more or less on a plate. His first novel, the testimony of taliesin jones harpercollins won three prizes, including the 1997 somerset maugham award, and was made into a film of the same name starring jonathan pryce. While thousands wander the rubble, lost and homeless, colonel lewis morgan, charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the denazification of its defeated people, is stationed in a grand house on the river elbe. Profound, entertaining, wise and funny this is a masterclass in the genre. The aftermath tells the story of colonel lewis morgan, his wife. The aftermath by rhidian brooks is set in hamburg immeditely after the war and examines what happens when a british officer and his wife requisition a beautiful house on the elbe where stefan, a german architect and his daughter live. This is the novels strength, and what i most liked about it, but also its.
The film had its world premiere at the glasgow film festival on 26 february 2019. Buy the aftermath by rhidian brook from waterstones today. It was released in the united states on 15 march 2019, by. In hamburg just after the war, the crucial question, if you were german, was whether you were white or black. The aftermath by rhidian brook 9780241957479 paperback. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the denazification of its defeated people, colonel lewis morgan is requisitioned a fine house on the banks of the elbe, where he will be joined by his grieving. Set in postwar germany, the international bestseller the aftermath by rhidian brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires.
The aftermath by rhidian brook 2014, paperback for sale. In the bitter winter of 1946, rachael morgan arrives with her only remaining son edmund in the ruins of hamburg. A british colonel shares his home with a german architect in postwar hamburg in rhidian brooks promising but thinly developed novel, writes. One of the books explorations is the cost of such trust, even though it. The aftermath by rhidian brook is an extraordinary complex and brilliant work of historical fiction. The aftermath is a stunning novel about our fiercest loyalties, our deepest desires and the transformative power of forgiveness. Charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the. I read the book and thought about giving up doing tftd. We are shown a world where the german people are left trying to make sense of events in the aftermath of the second world. Buy a cheap copy of the aftermath book by rhidian brook. The aftermath is an entertaining blend of romance, history and suspense, one to which brooks style is perfectly suited. The aftermath is released in cinemas today through fox searchlight pictures.
Thousands remain displaced in what is now the british. The aftermath is a 2019 drama film directed by james kent and written by joe shrapnel and anna waterhouse, based on the 20 novel of the same name by rhidian brook. Thankfully, edmund is a repository of innocent wonder and trustingness, and ignores all the advice in his book. Rhidian brooks arresting novel brings vividly to life a littletold aspect.
Anz litlovers litblog for lovers of australian and new. The aftermath is set in 1946, in a devastated hamburg. Alexander skarsgard, keira knightley, jason clarke, e. The aftermath tells the story of a british officer, his wife, and their young son sharing a requisitioned home.
His first novel, the testimony of taliesin jones harper collins won three prizes, including the 1997 somerset maugham award, and was made into a film starring jonathan pryce. It is 1946 and under the occupation by the four powers britain, france, the ussr and the usa britain has. The months immediately after the close of the second world war were confusing. A boldly unique book with an adventure story at its core. Rhidian brooks the aftermath, about british and german families sharing a house in postworld war ii hamburg, achieves that, and more. I spent the next 18 months writing the rest and the aftermath was published in the uk this summer. His grandfather, walter brook, allocated a requisitioned house in hamburg in 1946, took the unusual decision to.
But my last book, the aftermath, a story of forgiveness, reconciliation and justice in postwar germany, is being made into a film and is currently at the casting stage. The book is not set in the familiar terrain of the cold war, once denazification has absorbed and absolved the guilty and guiltless alike. Brook does not take long to draw the reader into the story and make the characters not only come alive, but also for the reader to care about the lives of the characters. Yet once rhidian brook discovered that his grandfather shared a house for 5. Just one year after the war, a british family share a requisitioned house with its german owner and his daughter. Today it is hard to form an even partly adequate idea of the extent of the devastation suffered by the cities of germany in the last years of the second. Soon to be a major motion picture starring keira knightley, alexander skarsgard, jason clarke, and alexander scheer set in postwar germany, the international bestseller the aftermath by rhidian brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires. The aftermath movie tiein edition by rhidian brook, paperback.
His debut novel, the testimony of taliesin jones, won the. It is 1946 and under the occupation by the four powers britain, france, the ussr and the usa britain has requisitioned some of the. The family story was recorded by kims son, rhidian brook, in a novel the aftermath, published in 20. The acclaimed ann patchett, author of the dutch house, waterstones book of the month for may, answers some burning questions about. Read the aftermath by rhidian brook for free with a 30 day free trial. November 19, 20 today it is hard to form an even partly adequate idea of the extent of the devastation suffered by the. His second novel, jesus and the adman harpercollins was. Reading the aftermath, one cant help but wonder if this is the sort of. This is a stylish, heartsearching and convincing story that. Brook writes with real insight, flashes of descriptive poignancy and a real. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the aftermath. The aftermath by rhidian brook depicts a time and place not often depicted in literature. Published may 7th 20 by random house canada first published may 2nd 20 more details. Author rhidian brook on his novel the aftermath youtube.
Buy the aftermath by rhidian brook online at alibris. In postwar hamburg the streets swarm with feral children, decomposing. The aftermath tells the story of a british officer, his wife, and their young son sharing a requisitioned home with a german man and his teenaged daughter. One minute the allies had been dropping bombs on germany as col lewis morgan, the protagonist in rhidian brooks the aftermath, points out, more bombs fell on hamburg in one weekend than fell on the london in the entire war, the next they were dropping lifeline supplies. The questions, discussion topics, and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading groups discussion of the aftermath, awardwinning author rhidian brooks courageous, emotionally gripping new novel set in germany during the tumultuous year following the end of world war ii.
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