![]() But after the trial, Sarah’s questions only grew. Through it all she would dream of the eventual trial, a conviction-all her questions finally answered. The killer escaped unseen it would take the police twelve years to find him, time in which Sarah grew into adulthood, struggling with abandonment, police interrogations, and the effort of rebuilding her life when so much had been lost. But that brief moment of darkness ultimately foreshadowed a much larger one: two days later, Crystal was murdered in their home in rural Maine, just a few feet from Sarah’s bedroom. When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse of the sun, an event she took as a sign of good fortune for her and her mother, Crystal. succeeds in restoring her mother's humanity, and her own." - Bliss Broyard, The New York Times Book ReviewĪ fierce memoir of a mother’s murder, a daughter’s coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life. ![]() ![]() " is a wonderful writer.Beauty and tenderness rise up through the darkness. "Heartbreaking yet hopeful." - Samantha Irby, Marie Claire ![]()
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