Before and After

<div>Beautifully written， compassionate and wise， Rosellen Brown’s novel is the extraordinary story of a family’s struggle to survive the throes of a tragedy. <i>Before and After </i>centers on Carolyn and Ben Reiser and their two children， Judith and Jacob， who live comfortably in a small New England town. When the chief of police comes looking for seventeen-year-old Jacob to question him about the bludgeoning to death of his girlfriend， the Reisers’ lives are changed forever. Before and After is the compelling drama of the search for Jacob， his capture， and the chain of events set in motion by a brutal crime of passion. It is a story that pits parent against parent， brother against s