After - by Amy Efaw (Paperback)

About the Book

Efaw tells a powerful story about an infant left in the trash to die, a teenage mother who never realized she was pregnant, and the girl's unforgettable journey toward clarity, acceptance, and redemption.

Book Synopsis

A "good girl" with her life on track suddenly finds everything going off the rails in this gripping page-turner that will challenge your beliefs about conscience and consciousness.

"Skillfully written, emotionally raw."--School Library Journal, starred review

"After is a truly touching novel that everyone should read."--The Book Obsession Blog

Before it all, Devon was a good student, a good athlete, an all-around good girl. But then IT happened--the thing that was so horrible, so shameful, so impossible to imagine that Devon simply chose not to admit it to anyone, even herself. But denial can't make a thing go away, and now Devon's in a juvenile detention center, facing a possible life sentence for her actions.

Does she deserve that punishment? Did she know what she was doing? Or was her denial so deep that she was unable to register the seemingly unavoidable changes happening to her?

Review Quotes

"Skillfully written, emotionally raw."--School Library Journal, starred review

"After is a truly touching novel that everyone should read."--The Book Obsession Blog

"An emotionally wrenching story that will keep readers' attention through its surprising conclusion."--Publishers Weekly

"Efaw assigns herself a seemingly impossible task-- yet somehow pulls it off in this successful button-pusher."--Booklist

"Efaw captures Devon+s mortification, denial, and despair, shifting fluidly between her present experiences in a juvenile jail and the terrifying night a baby inexplicably arrived."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Amy Efaw, a former Army officer and freelance journalist, lives with her family in Denver, Colorado. This is her second novel.