Afterward
Out 2025 on Tortoise Books
What do you do when your life goes off the rails in a way you couldn’t imagine? That’s what Lauren has to deal with when a traumatic event upends her unserious life.
“Bristol Vaudrin’s fascinating debut novel is an engrossing and darkly comedic read with an unforgettable narrator/protagonist. Watching her struggles—real, imagined, and in-between—we too must choose between kindness and judgment, between condescension towards someone who simply doesn’t have a clue, and empathy with a person struggling to deal with something we all must face: the desire to hold on to the things we enjoy when the world around us changes in ways we didn’t expect.” -Tortoise Books