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The Girl Before (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781101982358)
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xIn this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman's life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true...wasn't?
Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men, and she finds herself separated from her beloved husband and daughters. The last thing her husband yells to her is to say nothing. In chapters that alternate between past and present, the novel slowly unpeels the layers of Clara's fractured life. We see her growing up, raised with her sisters by the stern Mama and Papa G, becoming a poised and educated young woman, falling desperately in love with the forbidden son of her adoptive parents. We see her now, sequestered in an institution, questioned by men and women who call her a different name--Diana--and who accuse her husband of unspeakable crimes. As recollections of her past collide with new revelations, Clara must question everything she thought she knew, to come to terms with the truth of her history and to summon the strength to navigate her future.
Author: Rena Olsen
ISBN-10: 1101982357
ISBN-13: 9781101982358
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2016
Booklist 05/01/2016 pg. 28
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2016
Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 32
Clara Lawson is torn from her life in an instant. Without warning, her home is invaded by armed men, and she finds herself separated from her beloved husband and daughters. The last thing her husband yells to her is to say nothing. In chapters that alternate between past and present, the novel slowly unpeels the layers of Clara's fractured life. We see her growing up, raised with her sisters by the stern Mama and Papa G, becoming a poised and educated young woman, falling desperately in love with the forbidden son of her adoptive parents. We see her now, sequestered in an institution, questioned by men and women who call her a different name--Diana--and who accuse her husband of unspeakable crimes. As recollections of her past collide with new revelations, Clara must question everything she thought she knew, to come to terms with the truth of her history and to summon the strength to navigate her future.
Author: Rena Olsen
ISBN-10: 1101982357
ISBN-13: 9781101982358
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2016
Booklist 05/01/2016 pg. 28
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2016
Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 32
By Rena Olsen
xRena Olsen grew up moving around every few years, following her minister father from church to church, and her exposure to so many different people and environments sparked an interest in human nature. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in marriage and family therapy. A licensed therapist, she works in Des Moines, Iowa.
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