What Follows After
(Christian fiction by Dan Walsh)

    In 1962, life was simple, the world made sense, and all families were happy.

    And when they weren't, everyone knew you were supposed to pretend.

    For the past year, Scott and Gina Harrison have been living a lie. While they show up at family get-togethers in the same car, they've actually been separated for over a year. To keep up the charade, they've even instructed their sons, Colt and Timmy, to lie--to their grandparents, their teachers, and their friends.

    Colt, for one, has had enough, so he hatches a plan. He and his little brother will run away from their Florida home, head for their aunt's house in Georgia, and refuse to come home until their parents get back together. But when things go terribly, terribly wrong, Scott and Gina must come to grips with years of neglect and mistrust in order to recover their beloved sons, their love for one another, and their marriage.

   

    Dan Walsh is the bestselling author of several books, including The Dance and The Promise with Gary Smalley, as well as The Unfinished Gift, The Homecoming, The Discovery, and The Reunion. He has won three Carol Awards, and two of his novels were finalists for RT Book Reviews Inspirational Book of the Year for 2011 and 2012. My daughters and I also really enjoyed reading The Reunion!

    A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Dan served as a pastor for twenty-five years. He lives with his wife in the Daytona Beach area, where he's busy researching and writing his next novel. Visit www.danwalshbooks.com for more.

Joy In Our Journey's review ~ by Jan:

    For excellent descriptive writing, an honest, realistic look at that far back time of the 1960’s you will not want to miss Dan Walsh’s new book, What Follows After.  This book tells the story of two young boys who try to heal their parent’s marriage and stop the lies, in a time when divorce just didn’t happen in the “right” families.

    Colt and Timmy hatch a plan to make their parents stop pretending to be the perfect family, and admit that there is a problem and get their family back together.  But Timmy is abducted and Colt knows that he is to blame.  If only he hadn’t come up with this plan to run away, but now it is too late, and it is all his fault.  However, God is still in control and help comes from the most unexpected source.

    Social situations are honestly addressed, and are somewhat surprising in our world 50+ years later.  Dan Walsh has treated these delicate situations with thoughtful sensitivity as a background to his story.  Do not miss What Follows After by Dan Walsh for a fascinating read that is hard to put down!