{"product_id":"a-rip-in-heaven-9780451210531","title":"A Rip in Heaven","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Rip in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanine Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling, award-winning author of the groundbreaking memoir \u003ci\u003eA Rip in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Outside Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Branch\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720764199186,"sku":"9780451210531","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c060e1de-e820-4594-b8c6-59b9e9c025a9.jpg?v=1734675735","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-rip-in-heaven-9780451210531","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}