Rebecca Higgie returns with a monumental work, 'The Book of the After,' set for release in October 2026 from Fremantle Press. The 560-page novel opens with a bold premise: an afterlife existing parallel to the world of the living, populated by figures like the spectral Guy Fawkes, involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
The plot unfolds across multiple timelines, weaving an intense love story with urgent themes like climate change, politics, and semiotics. Among the key characters stand out Eleanor Rigby, the assassinated Australian Prime Minister, and Negus Kebede, her deputy. The narrative, described as gripping and character-driven, projects into a 2049 where extreme wildfires and social fractures mirror the concerns of our present.
Despite its heft and complexity, the novel maintains a relentless pace. Higgie builds an epic that, through love in all its forms, tackles some of the most pressing issues of our time, without ever losing the pleasure of the story. 'The Book of the After' presents itself as a grand work that achieves its broad vision, taking the reader to unexplored places and new ways of thinking.
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