About the Author

Jeanine Cumminsis the bestselling author of the groundbreaking memoirA Rip in Heaven, the award-winning novelThe Outside Boy, andThe Crooked Branch. She worked in the publishing industry for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. She was born in Spain, and has lived in California, Maryland, Belfast, and New York City, where she remains now with her Irish husband and growing family.

Reviews

Praise for A Rip in Heaven
“Cummins presents a mesmerizing, highly balanced memoir....[A] compelling, novel-like account...highly admirable.”—Publishers Weekly

“Cummins recounts the wrenching drama in a straightforward, expertly paced narrative that reads like a novel.”—People