A small boat, alone on the furious ocean. A family stranded on an island, battered by waves on all sides. A decision which looms, unavoidable, on the horizon.
When a volcano collapses in the ocean and generates a tidal wave of biblical proportions, the world disappears around Louie, his parents and his eight siblings. Their house, perched on a summit, stands firm. As far as the eye can see there is only silver water. It is shaken by violent storms, like jolts of rage.
A remarkable story of destruction, resilience, love, and the invisible but powerful links that bind a family together.
"When a volcano collapses in the ocean and generates a tidal wave of biblical proportions, the world disappears around Louie, his parents and his eight siblings. Their house, perched on a summit, stands firm. As far as the eye can see there is only choppy grey water. For six days the family waits for relief, as food becomes scarce. Then the water starts to rise again, and the parents realize they must make for the highlands. There isn't room, however, for everyone on the boat and they will have to choose between their children."--Provided by publisher.
Praise for Just After the Wave
"More than the suspense or the twists, it is above all a heavy atmosphere, a constricted setting, a tragic situation unavoidable from the outset, which anchor the reader in a state of stress and anxiety and leaves him little escape."
-Actualitté
Praise for Nothing But Dust
"A combination of a South American Western and a noir, Nothing But Dust has airs of Faulknerian tragedy in full Argentinian heat. A vicious circle
of cruelty and redemption, written with complete austerity."
?Lire
"[Sandrine Collette] has a gift. The gift to lose herself in unknown,
inhospitable lands and, as if by magic, to bring forth from them the harshest
bitterness and the most firmly hidden beauty."
?L'Express
"A claustrophobic drama placed in a setting both hostile and sublime."
?Biblioteca Magazine
"The novel's descriptions of nature are at times exalted, at others coldly
descriptive?but in spite of the severity that dominates the setting, in Collette's
prose, the young Rafael is a radiant hero."
?Télérama
