A survivor, she’s being coaxed to tell the story of the events that led up to that deadly confrontation with ‘The Authorities’. Moonbeam, his central character, is beginning to doubt the teaching of Father John and to comprehend the methods he uses to control his followers. It’s not a fictionalised version, but Hill imagines life in the camp and as a survivor. Shortlist for the UKLA Book Award 2019 | Winner of the YA Book Prize 2018 | Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 | In a nutshell: tense, super-suspenseful novel based on harrowing real life eventsĪfter the Fire was inspired by the Waco siege in Texas 1993 when 82 members of the Branch Davidian sect and four US government agents died in a fire fight after a long siege. Jenny McLachlan - our Author of the Month.

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After the Fire by Will Hill