![]() ![]() There are two main time periods during the book. This plot alone would have made After the Crash a compelling read, but Michel Bussi has structured the novel to make it virtually impossible for the reader to stop turning the pages. ![]() Was the baby Lyse-Rose de Carville heir to the de Carville’s family fortune or was she Emilie Vitral, a member of a family that was less well-off financially, but no less loving? Eighteen years later, a private detective discovers the truth about the girl now living her life as Lylie – only to die before he can reveal this information to anyone. ![]() When both sets of grandparents claim the child as their grand-daughter, it spurs a media frenzy and a mystery which endures for the next two decades. The only problem is there are no identifying features or clothing and there just happened to be two baby girls of that age on the plane in question. One hundred and sixty-nine passengers are killed, but miraculously one three-month-old baby survives. ![]() On December 23, 1980, a plane crashes into the Swiss Alps. After the Crash by Michel Bussi is just such a novel. Once in a while, you stumble upon a book with a premise so intriguing, so clever, you instantly know that if the author can pull this off, it is going to be a great book. ![]()
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