{"product_id":"before-you-found-me-paperback","title":"Before You Found Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrooke Beyfuss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Can there ever be sympathy for a kidnapper? A complex, compelling new novel that dissects the tangled psychology of right and righteousness.\" -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Brooke Beyfuss comes a tender, deeply emotional novel exploring trauma and healing, love and family, and the impossible lengths we'll go to protect the ones we love, even at the expense of ourselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowan McNamara doesn't open the door to her new life--she's thrown through it. Following an explosive argument with her abusive fiancé, Rowan runs. With no family except for her estranged sister, Celia, Rowan takes refuge in an idyllic New England town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, she meets Gabriel, the eleven-year-old son of her neighbor, Lee. Lee is welcoming, friendly, and a little too helpful. But Gabriel is a mystery: withdrawn, often bruised, and only willing to speak to Rowan through his basement window. When she discovers that Lee has kept Gabriel imprisoned for the past three years, Rowan is desperate to save him. Fueled by outrage and empathy, she abducts Gabriel and flees to her childhood home in rural Oklahoma, determined to raise him as her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they battle nightmares, curious stares, and Celia's constant disapproval. But when Lee begins haunting more than their dreams, Rowan and Gabriel realize they stopped pretending to be a family a long time ago. Their bond is just as strong as blood, and they're willing to do anything to protect one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.24 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760970400032,"sku":"9781728248721","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e028fd8e5547b8f98e2c662229b19fa0.webp?v=1780195672","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/before-you-found-me-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}