![]() ![]() Not to mention that your father is a minister. ![]() Leslie Lindsay: Rena, I’m looking at your sweet, smiley face and I think, ‘no…there’s no way this woman could have written a book so dark and sinister. Join me as we welcome debut author Rena Olsen to the blog! Also, the cover is mesmerizing and lends to the shattered self-image Clara harbors. In this sense, the title, THE GIRL BEFORE is spot-on. Her past and present collide with new revelations about whom she was and who she’s become. Now, she’s sequestered in a barren room, questioned by men and women who only want to help her, but she’s not convinced anything is wrong. She falls desperately in love with her captor’s son, the second in command of this…operation. We see her grow up in a captive brothel-like environment under the guise of a happy home in which she “trains” girls for their clients. It’s all about newness of exhilaration.Ĭlara is in the midst of brushing her daughter, Daisy’s hair when armed men invade her home, taking Clara away from her husband and beloved daughters to an investigation room where they demand answers.Īlternating between past and present in a “now” and “then” format without specific chapters, we learn the horrific story of Clara’s fractured life. There’s inspiration and awe within the pages you hold in your hands. ![]()
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