Since You Went Away: Part Four: Fall (Since You Went Away series)

In the spectacular conclusion to her Since You Went Away quartet, Nan McCarthy delivers jaw-dropping plot twists that will keep readers turning pages late into the night. McCarthy deftly weaves multiple plot threads with surprising reveals until the very last page, wrapping up each character’s storyline with a heart-stirring, satisfying finale. Set against the backdrop of the Iraq war in the year 2008 and featuring a deeply human cast of characters, readers will find themselves immediately drawn into the realistic yet entertaining orbit of the Mahoney family. While most war stories focus on the drama on the battlefield, Since You Went Away shines a light on the battles being fought on the homefront, lifting the curtain on the most challenging and emotional period in the life of a military family: deployment. Suspenseful and surprisingly funny, McCarthy creates a world that’s eminently relatable to readers both inside and outside the military. Propelled by a plot that accelerates with each book in the series, Since You Went Away portrays in intimate detail the effects of a distant war on the families and returning veterans at home. At once poignant and darkly funny, it is a fly-on-the-wall account of the innermost workings of a military family—their fears and hopes, their struggles and disappointments, their unexpected moments of joy and comfort and laughter. This is Part Four of a novel released in four parts.

Nan McCarthy is the author of the Since You Went Away series, Chat, Connect, & Crash, Live 'Til I Die, and Quark Design. A former magazine editor and tech-industry writer, Nan founded Rainwater Press in 1992 and began selling her books online in 1995. The originally self-published Chat, Connect, & Crash series was acquired by Simon & Schuster in 1998. Nan regained the rights to the series and released new editions under the Rainwater Press imprint in 2014. She began writing the Since You Went Away series in 2012, after taking a ten-year break from full-time writing to care for the family during her husband's frequent military travels. Nan and her husband, a veteran who served 29 years in the Marine Corps, are the proud parents of two adult sons. You can read more about Nan at her website, www.nan-mccarthy.com.