{"product_id":"a-rip-in-heaven-jeanine-cummins-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanine Cummins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451210530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451210531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 4.92w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e105294 \/ Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2004 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/11\/2004 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2004 pg. 55","brand":"Jeanine Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051229966591,"sku":"9780451210531","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e83a1f88-2c86-4e63-9384-72d09190230b.jpg?v=1685011854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-rip-in-heaven-jeanine-cummins-9780451210531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}