Apart from them both being brilliant female writers who are wonderful storytellers I didn't really see the similarity with Jodi Picoult, whose name kept popping up in reviews. Charity Norman paints such a vivid picture, her writing is so descriptive and I felt thoroughly absorbed by this book. I struggled to put After The Fall down and read until 1am just to see how it would end as it wasn't always obvious. There were a few twists that kept me guessing and I found all the characters interesting, even those who had a bit part. I really hope Charity is working on a third book!