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A Rip in Heaven

A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath

By Jeanine Cummins

By Jeanine Cummins

By Jeanine Cummins

By Jeanine Cummins

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Jun 01, 2004 | ISBN 9780451210531

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Jun 01, 2004 | ISBN 9781440627910

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    About A Rip in Heaven

    The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families.

    A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.

    About A Rip in Heaven

    The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families.

    A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.

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    About Jeanine Cummins

    Jeanine Cummins is the author of four books: the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven, and the novels The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

    About Jeanine Cummins

    Jeanine Cummins is the author of four books: the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven, and the novels The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Berkley
    Jun 01, 2004 | 320 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780451210531

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Berkley
    Jun 01, 2004 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781440627910
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    “Cummins presents a mesmerizing, highly balanced memoir….[A] compelling, novel-like account…highly admirable.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Cummins recounts the wrenching drama in a straightforward, expertly paced narrative that reads like a novel.”—People

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