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How well do we know the people closest to us? How well do we know ourselves?

If (like me) you’ve ever asked yourself these kinds of questions, you’ll find a kindred spirit in author Julie Buxbaum, whose second novel After You is all about how honest we really are with friends and lovers. It’s the story of Ellie, who rushes to London after her best friend Lucy dies suddenly, leaving a husband, a child, and a secret to be unraveled.

Fans of The Secret Garden will love the way Julie weaves its charms into After You. In fact, she says this novel is her love letter to the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

We’re not surprised to hear Julie’s knack for storytelling has already caught the attention of Hollywood. Her first novel, The Opposite of Love, is being made into a movie starring Anne Hathaway.

After You is a fast-paced, can’t-put-it-down story that manages just the right blend of introspection, mystery, and humor — a wonderful way to get to know one of our new favorite authors.

— Elise

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  • 2nd novel from Julie Buxbaum, author of The Opposite of Love

  • Hardcover, 352 pages

  • The Dial Press (August 25, 2009)

  • “Buxbaum writes with honesty and grace about the things we know about our friends and the things we wish we didn’t. After You highlights—beautifully and compellingly—the truth that sometimes we have to
    lose the people closest to us to find ourselves."—Jodi Picoult, author of Handle with Care and My Sister’s Keeper
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