Author: Rosellen Brown
Hardcover: 354 pages
Condition: As New
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1st edition (September 1, 1992)
Language: English
ASIN: 0374109990
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.2 x 9.3 inches
A powerful and psychologically riveting novel with an extraordinary story about a couple Carolyn and Ben Reiser and their two children, Judith and Jacob, who moved from New York to the rural community of Hyland, New Hampshire.
The family was enjoying the comforts of their rural life until they became torn apart by their son's murder of his girlfriend in a brutal crime of passion. The consequences result in the parents going against each other, strained family loyalty, family defending against the town, father over protecting his son and a daughter caught in the middle coping with the reactions of her peers. The Reisner's had to work through the disappearance of Jacob, his capture, incarceration, the murder trial and the stress of the small town gossip and life after the devastating tragedy. Over 60% of the people who read this book liked it and would recommend it to others.
