All That Follows: A Novel

The prodigiously talented Jim Crace has returned with a new novel that explores the complexities of love and violence with*a scenario that juxtaposes humor and human*aspiration.*

British jazzman Leonard Lessing spent a memorable yet unsuccessful few days in Austin, Texas, trying to seduce a woman he fancied. During his stay, he became caught up in her messy life, which included a new lover, a charismatic but carelessly violent man named Maxie.
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Eighteen years later, Maxie enters Leonard's lif...