The Girl Before - Rena Olsen

The Girl Before

By Rena Olsen

  • Release Date: 2016-08-09
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 292 Ratings

Description

In 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.

Reviews

  • Great Read

    5
    By Nellzyy
    This book was amazing. It forced you to think & her psychological thinking will sadden you.
  • Couldn't stop reading!

    5
    By Promise316
    This book draws you in, making you feel close to the characters as if you are there with them. Explained sex trafficking in a personal way and shows how easily these operations run. Best book I have read in awhile.
  • The girl before

    4
    By Bjwk2
    So sorry it ended. Loved it. Treated a horrid situation with a lot of care.
  • It was ok

    3
    By Miracle467
    Nothing really happens in this book
  • Very good

    5
    By huntingwithramsay
    I liked the format of the book. It was very interesting to see how her life was revealed to her
  • VERY UNUSUAL SUBJECT MATTER...

    4
    By uprise24
    ....presented in an interesting way. The book kept me engaged throughout. Withheld one star because of some of the unlikely and naive presentation, but ultimately, I would recommend the book to others. If you don't enjoy it, look me up and I'll give you five bucks😏
  • Wow!

    5
    By Ajj1919
    This book pulled me in and captivated me like no book has in a very long time! It is intense and soooo good.
  • Book Reader

    5
    By DGreen61
    This book freaked me out but in a good way!
  • Awesome and enlightening

    5
    By Jkjr1961
    Couldn't put it down! A must read!