What Comes After

Name: What Comes After
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Steve Watkins
ISBN: 9781611065213

Author: Steve Watkins

Narrator: Emily Janice Card

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/12/2011

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Animals

Synopsis

After the death of her father, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight is uprooted from her hometown in Maine and sent to live on a farm in Craven County, North Carolina, with her hard-bitten aunt Sue and her hulking, monosyllabic cousin, Book. Almost immediately, Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover, clashes with Aunt Sue, who mistreats her livestock, fritters away Iris’s small inheritance, and thinks nothing of striking Iris for the smallest offense.Grief-stricken and alone, Iris finds solace in her aunt’s willful but lovable herd of goats. But when Iris sets two of the young goats free to save them from slaughter, the tensions between her and Aunt Sue come to a frightening and violent head. Can Iris recover from tragedy for a second time and find a way to save not only her beloved goats but also herself?Powerful and deeply moving, What Comes After is at its heart an affirmation of the redemptive power of animals and the resilience of the human spirit.

About Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins, an associate professor at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, has written several novels for young adults. He is a short-story writer and winner of a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Missy (Missy's Reads & Reviews) on June 04, 2011

After reading this novel, the first thought through my mind was how unusual it was to have a book about a female character that focused more on her growth as a character rather than a romance. Did I mind it? Absolutely not! It was a refreshing change of scenery. Scenery that included one incredibly......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on April 14, 2011

What Comes After is truly a gift. Though I won it for free through GoodReads First-Reads, and though, by necessity I am a penny pincher, this is worth whatever price the author and publishers decide. Steve Watkins wrote this with such skill that it grabbed me by heart and soul, right from the start.......more

Goodreads review by Raquel on June 06, 2011

Please do not look at this book and cast it off as depressing fare. What Comes After by Steve Watkins is a heart-warming book full of hope in the midst of a lot of sadness. There are moments reading it when you will want to cry but there are plenty of others that will make you laugh and cheer. Iris......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on March 23, 2019

This is such a great book about trust, your love for/of animals and bravery. It's amazing, inspiring and hard to put down, with a great plot. Its a must read book!......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on May 22, 2015

Plot: "What Comes After" is a book about a young woman whose life is living hell. In the beginning of this book Iris explains her previous life. When she was younger her mother abandoned their family due to psychological problems, and a while after that her father passed away due to asthma problems.......more