by Rhian Ellis
About the Author
Rhian Ellis grew up in Western New York State. She went to Oberlin College and the University of Montana, and she now lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband, the writer J. Robert Lennon, their two sons, and many chickens.
About Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl is a librarian and lifelong reader. She regularly comments on books on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Her books include 2003’s Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason; 2005’s More Book Lust: 1,000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment and Reason; Book Crush: For Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest, published in 2007; and 2010’s Book Lust To Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers.
Among her many awards and honors are the 2011 Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal; the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; the 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Award from the Reference and Users Services Association of the American Library Association; and the 2004 Women’s National Book Association Award, given to “a living American woman who …has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation.”
About Book Lust Rediscoveries
Book Lust Rediscoveries is a series devoted to reprinting some of the best (and now out of print) novels originally published between 1960-2000. Each book is personally selected by Nancy Pearl and includes an introduction by her, as well as discussion questions for book groups and a list of recommended further reading.
Table of Contents
After Life
1 what I did
2 intercom
3 an empty grave
4 invisible
5 cryptesthesia
6 reconstructed head
7 there’d always been deer heads in the ha-ha
8 witch
9 she was more than a glimmer
10 sisters
11 premature burial
12 hands that melt like snow
13 after life
epilogue
Readers’ Guide for After Life
Discussion Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
About the Author
About Nancy Pearl
About Book Lust Rediscoveries
Table of Contents
After Life
1 what I did
2 intercom
3 an empty grave
4 invisible
5 cryptesthesia
6 reconstructed head
7 there’d always been deer heads in the ha-ha
8 witch
9 she was more than a glimmer
10 sisters
11 premature burial
12 hands that melt like snow
13 after life
epilogue
Readers’ Guide for After Life
Discussion Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
About the Author
About Nancy Pearl
About Book Lust Rediscoveries
