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Book Review of Before and After

Before and After
Before and After
Author: Rosellen Brown
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Carolyn and Ben Reiser and their two children, Judith and Jacob, move to a small town called Hyland in New England. When the chief of police comes looking for Jacob one evening to question him about the bludgeoning to death of his teenage girlfriend, the Reisers'lives are changed forever. Before and After is the compelling drama of the search for Jacob, his capture, and the chain of events set in motion by a brutal crime of passion. It's a story that pits parent against parent, brother against sister, family against community, blood loyalty against the law.