Before and After [1] – Brown, Rosellen

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ISBN: 0374109990 Title: Before and After Author: Brown, Rosellen Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York Publication Date: 1992 Edition: SIGNED First Edition Book Condition: F D-j Condition: F Synopsis: 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."