First novel by this author.

Winner of John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize 2009. Shortlisted for Orange Award for New Writers 2010.

Sal writes: Yes it's a romantic thriller about men who don't talk much. Evie's Dad is a Brit, her Mum an Aussie. As a child she has vivid memories of visiting her relatives on their farm on the north-east coast of Australia. She says their favourite game was "scarring the English"! By all accounts Evie's uncle was a dead ringer for Crocodile Dundee, with a reputation to match. He walks with a limp, the result of having jumped out of a helicopter which was too far off the ground and she loved him. One day she came across a photo album full of photos of his time in Viet Nam - he had never talked about it, but here were images of such horror that it planted the seed for this book. After the Fire a Still Small Voice explores the space between what you think you know about people and who they really are. Her descriptions of the coast and in particular the creeping cane fields which seem possessed are brilliant. This is a poignant, multi-dimensional mystery by a terrific young writer. Evie visited BRTD recently and we do have signed copies available.