The Falling - by Anna Todd

Book Synopsis

A new love story from Anna Todd begins with THE FALLING, the first novel in a new trilogy (Brightest Stars) from the #1 internationally best-selling author of the AFTER series.

Twenty-year old Karina is proud of the independent life she is trying to create for herself in Ft. Benning, Georgia. A dutiful officer's daughter, supportive sister to a troubled twin brother, and caring friend to her roommate, Elodie, she always puts the needs of others ahead of her own, and prides herself on being a fixer of broken things--whether it's the house she's just bought or the fragmented family she works hard to keep intact.

Like anyone who has grown up around an army base, Karina also knows the background noise that follows men and women home from war. And when she meets Kael, a handsome soldier on the cusp of discharge, she's immediately intrigued by his brooding presence and enigmatic silence. As their uncertain and unexpected friendship starts to turn into something more, Karina tries to piece together Kael's story: he is emotionally closed off, recovering from wounds and other trauma in the aftermath of two tours in Afghanistan. In her practice as a physical therapist, Karina has a strong desire to help him heal, and though it challenges her many insecurities and anxieties, she has an equally strong desire to trust him. But that trust is fragile, like the preciousness of a soldier's life. It can be gone in an instant. Ultimately facing a crossroads, their relationship will be tested by the one thing that Karina cannot accept, forgive, or understand.

Anna Todd's Brightest Stars trilogy continues with THE BURNING and THE INFINITE LIGHT OF DUST, coming soon.

About the Author

Anna Todd (writer/producer/influencer) is the NYT best-selling author of the After Series. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone through Wattpad with After becoming its most-read series with over two billion reads. She has been hailed by Cosmopolitan as "the biggest literary phenomenon of her generation." The print edition of After was published in 2014 and has since been released in over thirty-five languages, sold more than twelve million copies worldwide, and was a number one best seller in several countries. She has served as a producer and screenwriter on the film adaptations of After and After We Collided. A native of Ohio, Anna Todd lives with her family in Los Angeles.
Anna Todd (writer/producer/influencer) is the NYT best-selling author of the After Series. Always an avid reader, Todd began writing stories on her phone through Wattpad with After becoming its most-read series with over 2 billion reads. She has been hailed by Cosmopolitan as "the biggest literary phenomenon of her generation." The print edition of After was published in 2014, and has since been released in over 35 languages, sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and was a #1 bestseller in several countries. She has served as a producer and screenwriter on the film adaptations of After and After We Collided. A native of Ohio, Anna Todd lives with her family in Los Angeles.