Atlanta was reading the soft wrinkles in Brough’s face, finding a story she’d lost years before in a smalltown upriver…

‘History is losing her memory,’ she said.

Set in the weeks before Hurricane Katrina makes landfall, Before the Flood opens with the arrival of Atlanta Georgia Maheala on her ex-husband’s front porch. Recently released from a mental health institution, Atlanta’s prophetic journey through the city of New Orleans explores the basic questions of life and love, truth and lore, fate and self-determination—all against the backdrop of impending disaster.

Ariel is currently seeking publication for Before the Flood, which is her first novel. For more information please contact her at ariel@arielfaulkner.com.

Activism
Make it Right NOLA
Habitat for Humanity, New Orleans

Reading & Research
1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose
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