| A Rip in Heaven Contributor(s): Cummins, Jeanine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451210530 ISBN-13: 9780451210531 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This intimate memoir tells of one family's immediate and widely publicized story of surviving a shocking crime and suffering in the aftermath. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - True Crime | Murder - General - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003025673 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 4.92" W x 8.44" (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 105294 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |