Gabrielle Leger Leger itibaren Pagar Gunung, Kepahiang Sub-District, Kepahiang Regency, Bengkulu, 印度尼西亚
** spoiler alert ** It's funny that I read this book and "These Things Hidden" by Heather Gudenkauf practically back-to-back because o the surface, they appear to be similar. Straight-A student gets pregnant. Hides pregnancy from all those around her. Bad decision is made when the student gives birth. Commence story. The two books may be similar on the surface but were very, very different once you got past the first chapter. This is the one I liked better because it told more of an emotional story. It did not have the plot twists of Gudenkauf's work but I also wasn't rushing ahead, skipping over long passages because I was eager to find out how the characters were connected. There was only one character of any important in "After". I hope to see more from Efaw.
I know I will commit travesty by writing this. I just could not read this book. It felt pretentious and unimportant, and I hate that I am saying this about a writer's words.