Beyfuss Brooke - After We Were Stolen A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: An emotionally wrought debut fiction novel perfect for book clubs about a girl who escapes from a cult after a deadly fire destroys her family's compound only to be haunted by That Night as she tries to build a new life for herself. A fire. Her escape. And the realization her entire life has been a lie. One night nineteen - year - old Avery is awoken by a fire consuming her family's compound. She manages to escape and runs away with her younger brother Cole hiding in the woods and then a school gym for weeks dodging stares and stealing food to survive. After police apprehend them for shoplifting a horrific discovery is made - they were actually kidnapped as children taken by the cult leaders they knew as Mom and Dad. Cole is quickly reunited with his family and permanently separated from Avery who is taken to a women's shelter when no family comes forward. Avery isn't certain who survived the Bakelite cult fire or more importantly who set it. As she tries to move past the lies and the trauma of her childhood the events of the night of the fire come bursting back into the news and a police investigation throws Avery into the spotlight where she's pushed to answer questions she can't explain. The memories of that night and her former life threaten to undo all the progress she's made but she must uncover the truth about the fire to truly be free. Suspenseful emotionally charged and deeply thought - provoking After We Were Stolen delves into ideas of family - those we're born into and those we make resilience and the lengths a cult survivor will go to finally be free of her painful past. Brooke Beyfuss's powerful debut novel sparkles with heart grit and extraordinary characters who will stay with you long after the last page.
Title: After We Were Stolen A Novel
Author(s): Beyfuss Brooke
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Barcode: 9781728248691
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 7/19/2022
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction