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'Malti Fortune is uneasy. She has turned away from her birthplace of Fiji to make a new life in Melbourne. But all that she thought was certain is now in danger of being swept away. Her husband, Benjamin, a linguist, is a conundrum. He has changed. Or has she? The stories and superstitions of her childhood are telling her something she knows but doesn't want to hear - about being a trespasser, about not belonging.
'In the years to come, Malti and Benjamin's daughters are also to learn some hard truths. For Ellery, the hands-on father of her memories vanishes for months on end and the remembered fragments of good times aren't enough to sustain her anymore. Verona, on the verge of adulthood, can't imagine a world without her beloved Dad. He is her rock and hero. But Malti and Ellery both know that you can't depend on Benjamin.
'What makes a family? What does home look like? All three women are seeking answers. Each is haunted by her own ghosts. And by Benjamin. To find what they are looking for, they need to be honest with themselves and make peace with their own unreliable memories.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my mother, who has always lived her life with grace.
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Alison Stoddart Reviews After the Rain by Aisling Smith
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 29 2023;
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel'After the Rain is the debut for Melbourne-based author, Aisling Smith, a previous winner of the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The novel is an enticing exploration of diaspora and all its inherent obstacles encountered by migrants, including the internalised racism that simmers beneath benign white Australia of the 1970’s.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2023;
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel ; Eta Draconis 2023 single work novel -
The Fortunes : A Triptych of Intergenerational Experience
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 455 2023; (p. 40)
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel'Melbourne author Aisling Smith’s début begins with a question that snakes the whole way through her novel: ‘What has happened to Benjamin?’' (Introduction)
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Debut Spotlight : Aisling Smith on After the Rain
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2023;
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The Fortunes : A Triptych of Intergenerational Experience
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 455 2023; (p. 40)
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel'Melbourne author Aisling Smith’s début begins with a question that snakes the whole way through her novel: ‘What has happened to Benjamin?’' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2023;
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel ; Eta Draconis 2023 single work novel -
Alison Stoddart Reviews After the Rain by Aisling Smith
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 29 2023;
— Review of After the Rain 2023 single work novel'After the Rain is the debut for Melbourne-based author, Aisling Smith, a previous winner of the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers. The novel is an enticing exploration of diaspora and all its inherent obstacles encountered by migrants, including the internalised racism that simmers beneath benign white Australia of the 1970’s.' (Introduction)
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Debut Spotlight : Aisling Smith on After the Rain
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2023;
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