Giveaway: Evie Wyld’s After the Fire, a Still Small Voice
We love the writing style and passion of Evie Wyld. She’s written a lovely book called After the Fire, a Still Small Voice: A Novel
Here’s a description from Amazon
Set in the haunting landscape of eastern Australia, this is a stunningly accomplished debut novel about the inescapable past: the ineffable ties of family, the wars fought by fathers and sons, and what goes unsaid.
After the departure of the woman he loves, Frank drives out to a shack by the ocean that he had last visited as a teenager. There, among the sugarcane and sand dunes, he struggles to rebuild his life.
Forty years earlier, Leon is growing up in Sydney, turning out treacle tarts at his parents’ bakery and flirting with one of the local girls. But when he’s drafted to serve in Vietnam, he finds himself suddenly confronting the same experiences that haunt his war-veteran father.
As these two stories weave around each other–each narrated in a voice as tender as it is fierce–we learn what binds Frank and Leon together, and what may end up keeping them apart.
To win, leave a comment by Monday, May 3rd. I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or gal the next day.
This sounds like an interesting book that I’d like to read. Please enter me in the giveaway.
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Sounds like a good book to curl up with on a lazy summer evening.
I read Evie’s contributions to Granta and really enjoyed them. I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages. Please enter me in the giveaway, thank you!
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The only other time I have heard the word “treacle” was in another Australian book-The Thorn Birds. Please enter me, this sounds very good.
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Sounds like something I’d definitely read – great!
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Okay, I have to admit. If I won I’d give this book to a friend. It’s not my cup of tea, but she would love it, which would make my day
This book looks interesting.
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I’m a nerd, I love books! What can I say?
It sounds like a great read. I would love to win it.
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Ready for this one! Thanks!
Also, I had no idea treacle tarts were real! I thought they were made-up Harry Potter treats. lol
Sounds like a great read!
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Just finding time to read again
Looks good!
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