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Afterimage
by Robert Chafe
Lise Lacoeur was used to being
shunned by everyone around her. Her gift to see flashes of the future
had left her ostracized from her town and community. But Lise’s life
of solitude came to an end when burn victim Winston Evans is admitted
to the hospital where Lise works. Seeing beyond Winston’s disfiguring
scars and foreseeing a future with him, Lise falls in love and the couple
soon marry.
Years later, having inherited
Lise’s gift, two of their children, Theresa and Jerome, must struggle
to find their place within the community. But for Leo, their middle
child, that is just the start of his worries. As he grows older and
the chasm between himself and his family grows, Leo realizes that he
doesn’t belong to his family. While familial tensions mount and secrets
are revealed, the Evans family come to see the monumental effect even
the smallest spark can create.
Based on the short story by
Michael Crummey, Afterimage explores the connections built within
both family and community, of finding a place to belong.
“Afterimage is innovative
and highly unusual…”
—Robert Crew, The Toronto
Star
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