After You’ve Gone A Novel
After You’ve Gone A Novel by Jeffrey Lent is a reprint edition published by Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated on December 29, 2009. This 256-page novel is written in English and presents a poignant love story set during the tumultuous decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century. The narrative follows Henry Dorn, who, after the sudden loss of his wife, embarks on a journey to Amsterdam in search of a fresh start. However, his plans take an unexpected turn when he encounters Lydia Pearce, a spirited woman representing a new generation, leading to a profound affair that challenges Henry’s past and his relationship with his son.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as family life, romance, and the impact of war within the context of the 20th century. The story delves into Henry’s emotional struggles as he navigates his memories and the complexities of his new relationship with Lydia. This novel captures the essence of personal transformation amid historical upheaval, offering insights into the human experience during a time of significant change.
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After You’ve Gone in paperback, it is a moving, sublime love story set in the cataclysmic decades around the turn of the twentieth century. Henry Dorn has spent years building a family, but it only takes a single afternoon for it to fall apart. Abruptly widowed of the love of his life, Henry buys a steamer ticket for Amsterdam, the city of his heritage, hoping to start life anew. But nothing could have prepared him for the woman he meets on the ship: the fiery, self-sufficient Lydia Pearce, one of a new generation of women. Before long the two have fallen into an affair of a depth and significance for which neither was prepared. But the memory of his wife and the vexed relationship he had with their son haunt Henry in the midst of his new beginning. Jeffrey Lent is one of our finest novelists, and After You’ve Gone delivers a tale that beautifully charts the sweep of a life, the grim reach of a war, and the discovery–and loss–of life-defining love
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