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When my parents packed my brother, sister and me into the family van and drove us to Missouri for Spring Break, we brought our entirely imagined city-hardness with us. The hard truth that we were about to learn was that, in fact, we weren't tough kids at all. Our life in the city had not prepared us for anything. Nothing could prepare us for this.
A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins's story of a night in April 1991, when her two cousins, Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Chain of Rocks Bridge that 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 one would emerge unscathed.
This is one family's intimate, immediate, and unforgettable story of what victims can suffer long after they should be safe.
A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins's story of a night in April 1991, when her two cousins, Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Chain of Rocks Bridge that 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 one would emerge unscathed.
This is one family's intimate, immediate, and unforgettable story of what victims can suffer long after they should be safe.
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Valerie P. (
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
First off, I never read true crime. Second, I have only read a limited number of memoirs. That said, this book took me by surprise and sucked me in. I had a hard time putting it down and when I finished the last sentence, I actually said "wow" out loud. The fact it is written by a relative of the victims makes it all the more heartbreaking. I would recommend this one.
Mary Lou F. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was so enlightening and so powerful. I don't have enough words to say what I am thinking and feeling after reading this book.
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
Extremely well written, and so shocking, it's hard to believe it's true.
Karen F. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Well-done account of the pain of the victims in this family tragedy. The writer was justly angry when the murderers became the victims while awaiting execution and the murdered relatives were all but forgotten.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I had been wanting to read this for a long time, now I have. Happily the account of the crime wasn't as graphic as some accounts, but of course this was written by a family member of the victims. A shocking and gripping story.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
A well written account of a horrifc murder of 2 sisters in St. Louis, Missouri. I remember all the stories in the St. Louis newspaper and this was a real eye opener about the actual events.
Liese S. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Gripping story of true events: a night of murder and its horrifying aftermath. Written by a family member of the victims.
Laura M. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very well written. I was impressed with the authors ability to remove herself and write objectively. This family went through a harrowing experience yet they continue to have an open mind and faith in their hearts. I really felt like I knew the family when I was done reading...I highly recommend this book.
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
A true story about 2 sisters who were brutally raped and murdered one night on a bridge. Definitely a book that makes you think about victims and how they are treated by the press as well as our legal system. A great book!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
An excellent memoir and true crime saga. It made me think about some issues, such as the death penalty and victims' rights. It took me about 50 pages or so to really get into it, then I couldn't put it down.
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a well written true story you are able to feel their terror,pain and sorrow.
Alissa H. (This book was one of the best books I have read in a while! It's hard to put down once you start reading! I highly recommend this book!
This is a very well written book from beginning to end. A heartbreaking story. I was unable to put this book down and finished in 2 days.
when i started reading this i wasn't very interested. but i stuck with it and im so glad i did. this was a wake up call to the fact that people in this world are crazy. and others overcome horrible things.
Malissa B. (This a story that makes you realize that something so horrible and tragic can happen to anyone. This families life was turned upside down because of four men, media, and police doing wrong. It is a wonderful story and I cried throughout it.
This book kept me rivoted. It sure was a page turner. What Tom went through with the police somehow does not surprise me. Definately worth reading especially if a true crime buff.
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