Before and After: A Novel
by Rosellen Brown
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Author: Rosellen BrownEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-01
ISBN: 0312424418
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: morally and ethically thought provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not sure when this was actually published, but i read the newly minted paperback. Surely over a decade. I was mesmerized by the prose that wrapped its' way around the slowly revealed facts and the viewpoints. The actual premise sickens me to think of it, even as my children could actually hurt someone. They are after all, Adults. Fabulous. Couldn't put it down. And now in my later life, nothing to compare to this (no death, but my work life is ruined)..... and I question....
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Carolyn and Ben Reiser moved to Hyland, New Hampshire with their two children for the comforts of rural life. But when the local police chief comes looking for their seventeen-year-old son Jacob to question him about the brutal murder of his girlfriend, the Reisers' lives begin to unravel.
A compelling story that will capture you in the opening scene and hold you through its shocking conclusion, Before and After is a stunning novel that pits parent against parent, brother against sister, family against community, blood loyalty against law-as "deep questions of loyalty, honesty, and love are forced to the surface in this psychologically riveting tale." (Library Journal)
A New York Times Notable Book
Carolyn and Ben Reiser moved to Hyland, New Hampshire with their two children for the comforts of rural life. But when the local police chief comes looking for their seventeen-year-old son Jacob to question him about the brutal murder of his girlfriend, the Reisers' lives begin to unravel.
A compelling story that will capture you in the opening scene and hold you through its shocking conclusion, Before and After is a stunning novel that pits parent against parent, brother against sister, family against community, blood loyalty against law-as "deep questions of loyalty, honesty, and love are forced to the surface in this psychologically riveting tale." (Library Journal)
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