Jeanine Cummins
2 SeriesJeanine Cummins is an American author renowned for her work, "A Rip in Heaven." She has also written several novels, including "The Outside Boy," "The Crooked Branch," and the notable "American Dirt." Her contributions to literature have garnered significant recognition.
In Jeanine Cummins' memoir, "A Rip in Heaven," she recounts the harrowing night in 1991 when her brother Tom and two cousins were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge near St. Louis. Tom escaped to seek help, but this marked the beginning of an ongoing nightmare for the family. The memoir details the family's subsequent ordeal and the profound impact of the tragedy, from which no family member emerged unscathed.
