Can't believe I haven't actually told you what the book is about!
If It Falls is the story of Raphael, a journalist haunted by his past. Raphael and Josue are both in love with the same woman, Lola. So how do they cope when she is killed? Josue is beaten by the police and later arrested for her murder, while Raphael thinks the best of everyone but himself. He is tormented by guilt that he survived the war, but his wife and son didn’t. Add to this the murder of another journalist, and a sinister ex-military police officer in a corrupt state, and you have the making of a psychological, character-driven thriller.
If It Falls is set in Guatemala in the late 1990s, at the end of the civil war. Naomi lived in Guatemala between 1993 and 1996, working with the Presbyterian Church of Guatemala. In 1995, a colleague and friend, Rev. Manuel Saquic, was kidnapped and murdered. Although the novel is a work of fiction, it is inspired by Naomi’s time in Guatemala, and the murder of Saquic is included in the novel (with names changed)
Praise so far:
“I am intrigued by this story, not simply because it is well written, but because of the command of another language and culture so easily displayed amongst the seductive elements of the narrative. Death, war, bereavement, sex, relationships, politics and the voice of the disenfranchised – it is all combined in a relentless journey of discovery.”
Velvet magazine
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Hey Naomi. Now you've told us what the book is about, how about explaining what the title means and why you chose it?
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