It implies that revenge does not necessarily have to be an act of harm; rather, it can manifest in the form of personal growth and moral superiority. It reminds us that we have control over our reactions, and choosing t

To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Without getting into the details, of which there are many, it will suffice to say that the convictions of the four defendants are controversial. She can tell from firsthand experience how she and her family reacted to the deaths of the cousins and the arrest of her brother. Like I said, I couldn’t put the book down and had to force myself to turn the light out so I wouldn’t be a hot mess at school the next day. Future novelist Jeanine Cummins was 16 in 1991, when her family spent spring break in her parents’ home city of St Louis.The Cummins family is to leave for home the next day, so everyone is to go to bed for an early start in the morning. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins' story of that night, the horrifying night when her cousins Julie and Robin Kerry and her brother Tom were brutally assaulted. What started out as a simple walk to the Chain of Rocks Bridge - which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St.

This quote suggests that trying to avoid or suppress pain will only prolong the suffering, while confronting and processing it allows for growth and eventual healing.This quote reminds us that remaining ignorant is a choice, and it is only through laziness and complacency that one can stagnate intellectually. I’m not sure if I struggled with the book because of the vivid storytelling or the fact that the victims were teenagers who were innocent and naive to what was about to happen to them. Desde a noite do assassinato (1991), a últimos desenvolvimentos do caso (2001), Jeanine Cummins revela todo o processo desde a detenção do seu irmão, que era testemunha do crime até à identificação dos acusadores, onde pelo meio houve reviravoltas, desespero e desagrado em torno do caso por parte da família Cummins e Kerry (familiares das primas). Following this turn, there are a series of pleas and trials that result in convictions of the four men on the bridge. But it’s quite another matter when the story is true and involves real families who must live through the most tragic circumstances in the full glare of sensationalist media coverage, the sort of coverage than can go on for decades after the fact.

Cummins' writing is deeply personal and explores themes of resilience, justice, and the human experience. I felt she did best in eulogizing her cousins and describing how their passionate belief in equality and justice inspired and guided the rest of the family in dealing with the aftermath of their murders. It sheds light on the obstacles and challenges faced when seeking justice in a flawed system, and the resilience required to persist in the face of adversity. And this, perhaps, is all well and good when it comes to crime fiction – despite its creepy obsession with female victims.Plus, as the years passed by the deaths of the two beautiful girls were forgotten and instead the horrible murderers were brought into the spotlight and sometimes even pitied. By all accounts, Julie and Robin were amazing young women, and their deaths left a hole in the lives of all those who loved them: a rip in heaven.