After the Fire

  • Author: J. A. Jance
  • Narrator: J. A. Jance
  • Publisher: HarperCollins USA
  • Duration: 1:50:25
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Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance's heartrending collection of poetry and essays recounts a dark chapter of her own life, her first marriage to an alcoholic—a powerful look at the emotional cost of addiction and an inspiring story of courage and triumph in the wake of crushing defeat

Before she found fame as a bestselling mystery author, Judith Jance wrestled with the anguish of being married to an alcoholic. For years she channeled her pain into words, composing the poems in this moving volume, first published in 1984, a year before her debut novel.

In searing and direct language, After the Fire chronicles the collapse of Jance's first marriage under the weight of her husband's addiction—and her own unwitting denial and codependence while she struggled to find herself. "I will not be the price of your redemption," she wrote then. "I will not pay my life to ransom yours."

An intimate, deeply personal look into a wrenching time in Jance's life, After the Fire is a portrait of addiction and its insidious effects on lives and love. It illuminates universal truths about unbearable loss and finding the courage to carry on, and offers inspiration and profound insight into the heart and work of a beloved bestselling author.

Chapters

  • 001 - After the Fire

    Duration: 37s
  • 002 - Preface

    Duration: 08min
  • 003 - A Question of Gender

    Duration: 01min
  • 004 - Morning

    Duration: 02min
  • 005 - Bitter Fruit

    Duration: 02min
  • 006 - Shifting Gears

    Duration: 02min
  • 007 - Strangers

    Duration: 03min
  • 008 - Choices

    Duration: 03min
  • 009 - Best Friends

    Duration: 01min
  • 010 - Misgivings

    Duration: 02min
  • 011 - Portrait

    Duration: 03min
  • 012 - Entrapment

    Duration: 02min
  • 013 - Idle Coversation

    Duration: 04min
  • 014 - Homestead Revisited

    Duration: 02min
  • 015 - The Rival

    Duration: 01min
  • 016 - Missed Connections

    Duration: 01min
  • 017 - Hiddend Agenda

    Duration: 01min
  • 018 - Breakage

    Duration: 03min
  • 019 - Dirge

    Duration: 03min
  • 020 - Watershed

    Duration: 02min
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