The Year That Follows

Name: The Year That Follows
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Scott Lasser
ISBN: 9781423393139

Author: Scott Lasser

Narrator: Mel Foster, Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 06/09/2009

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

The story of a woman’s search for her brother’s lost son, orphaned in the wake of his sudden death, drives Scott Lasser’s riveting novel - a work of stunning economy and momentum about a woman’s quest and a family’s longing for wholeness and completion. Cat is a single mother living in Detroit when her brother is killed in New York, and she sets off in search of his child. Her search is still under way when she gets a call from her father. Sam is eighty and carrying the weight of a secret he has kept from Cat all her life. He asks her to visit him in California, intending to make his peace. Cat’s journey - toward her father, and her brother’s infant son - and Sam’s journey toward his daughter, his lost son, and a new relationship to both his future and his past are woven into this superbly realized novel about families and the mysteries and ambiguities that inhere in our most primal relations. The result is a deeply stirring work that explores the complexities of home and heritage, and the bonds that even death is powerless to diminish.

About Scott Lasser

Scott Lasser received an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School. He was formerly a government-bond trader at Lehman Brothers. He lives in Aspen, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lasporer on October 11, 2009

[close:] The storyline was tense. The life issues of the characters were credible. With minimal verbage the author took us past the surface of Cat's life and her father's. I felt compelled to find out how the situation would play out. Part of the story took place in a suburb of Detroit which was an......more

Goodreads review by Jess Van Dyne-Evans on January 27, 2010

This was a fabulous book. Covering two generations of a family torn apart by horror, this was realistic without being gritty and fun to read. A great bit of the plot hinges on the 9/11 attacks, but the horror and complications stay in the background as much as possible, while still permeating throug......more

Goodreads review by Lorraine on June 01, 2018

This is the second book I've read by Scott Lasser. One of the things I like about his books is that they have a Detroit connection, so that either all or part of the book is set in the Detroit area. This book had more that this, though. It was a nice book about family, love and relationships. I give......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on June 03, 2022

A tender and perceptive book about the aftermath and context of a horrific loss. Deeply and authentically complicated characters.......more

Goodreads review by Carol on April 29, 2019

Enjoyed the book and couldn't wait to see what happened and whether Cat was successful in the search for her nephew. But although I liked the plot and the characters I found the twist at the end a big disappointment. Just didn't think it was believable that any of the people involved would proceed w......more