Aisling Smith

A stirring, magical, and emotional novel about family, belonging, marriage, race, and culture ... The best novels are never long enough, and you won't want After the Rain to end The Australian A staggering soulful achievement The Australian Women's Weekly Malti Fortune is uneasy. She has turned away from her birthplace of Fiji to make a new life in Melbourne....

Four Cities. Four Words. The Spaces Between Us. In Porto, Jamie wanders through the fog of Saudade, realising that love cannot always bridge the distance between two continents—or the depth of his own addictions. In Paris, Héloïse finds that the Jouissance of a secret affair curdles when brought into the light of the everyday. In Austin, Ava discovers the warmth...

From the 2020 Richell Prize winner comes a stunning new feminist novel about family, friendship, sexual secrets and connection. It's a 25-minute drive to South Yarra from here... She takes out her phone and types a quick message: I'm on my way. As she pulls away from the kerb, the adrenaline has already spiked. A needlepoint, straight to the vein....