num_pages: 388
description: An emotionally wrought debut novel perfect for book clubs about a girl who escapes from a cult after a deadly fire destroys her familys 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.When nineteen-year-old Avery awakens to flames consuming her familys remote compound she knows its her only chance to escape her fathers grueling survival training bizarre rules and gruesome punishments. She and her brother Cole flee the grounds for the first time in their lives suddenly homeless in a world they know nothing about. After months of hiding out they are arrested for shoplifting and a shocking discovery is madeAvery and Cole were kidnapped fifteen years earlier stolen by cult leaders they knew as Mom and Dad.Cole is immediately returned to his birth family leaving Avery alone and desperate. She is uncertain if her parents survived the fire and is terrified to find out. The loss of Cole and the trauma of her former life threaten to undo her but when the police investigation reveals there may be more survivors Avery must uncover the truth about the fire to truly be free.Suspenseful emotionally charged and deeply thought-provoking After We Were Stolen delves into the idea of familythose were born into and those we makeresilience and the lengths a cult survivor will go to finally be free of her painful past. Brooke Beyfusss powerful debut novel sparkles with heart grit and extraordinary characters who will stay with you long after the last page.
language: English
title: After We Were Stolen
publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark