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By: Sarah Perry

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  • CategoryFiction
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages256
  • Published2014
  • File size3.5 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780062666406

Key ideas from the book

  • John Cole’s journey away from London brings him to an isolated house and an unexpected welcome.
  • The residents claim to know John and say they have been waiting for him.
  • The house’s inhabitants appear to be waiting for something beyond John’s arrival.
  • The novel explores obsession, conviction and providence.
  • Its gothic atmosphere and psychological uncertainty suit readers of literary mysteries.

About After Me Comes the Flood by Sarah Perry

On a hot summer’s day, bookseller John Cole leaves London to visit his brother. When his car breaks down on an isolated road, he seeks help at a dilapidated house. A woman he has never met greets him by name, and the other residents also seem to know who he is—and to have been waiting for him.

First published in 2020, Sarah Perry’s debut novel is a contemporary work of literary fiction with gothic and mystery elements. Its atmosphere of uncertainty and its concerns with obsession, conviction and providence may appeal to readers who enjoy psychologically complex fiction and book-club discussions.

About Sarah Perry

Sarah Perry is an English novelist known for bringing Gothic atmosphere and historical detail to stories about belief, science, desire, and belonging. Her novels include *After Me Comes the Flood*, the bestselling *The Essex Serpent*, and *Melmoth*. In *Enlightenment*, she turns to questions of faith and astronomy in a contemporary setting. Perry’s fiction often draws on Victorian literature and the landscapes and history of Essex, combining literary influences with an interest in how people…

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