Fiction

S e p t e m b e r

After

Francis Chalifour

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

When a loved one dies,

guilt turns to anger and then to a sadness so profound that he

thinks he can't bear it.

life is forever divided

After is the map of a year following the suicide of a family

into before   and after

member. In the course of months, with the love of his mother,

with counseling, and with the balm of time, Francis takes his 

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first steps toward coming to terms with his father's   and his

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family's   tragedy. After is intensely personal, but it will resonate

with anyone who has faced the loss of a loved one.

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This brilliant autobiographical first novel is an acute analysis

ages 12+

of the grieving process. Although it is steeped in Francis's

96 pages   5 1/8 x 7 5/8

sadness, it is ultimately a story of hope. 

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On Sale: September 13, 2005

F

RANCIS

C

HALIFOUR

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 Television francaise de l'Ontario.

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