Right after the Weather

Set in fall 2016 Chicago, this novel explores the fragile boundaries of friendship, desire, and vulnerability through the lives of diverse, deeply human characters, including a set designer, her best friend, and strangers involved in a sudden act of violence. As their worlds collide amid the tumult of a changing country, they are forced to confront new realities and their own capacities for change. Holding a mirror to societal upheaval and personal transformation, the story is a poignant and insightful reflection on resilience and human nature.