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Title: And you thought Ben went into the "deep end"???
Review: I came to read this book because so many people told me how engrossing it was. I guess I somehow missed the boat. If the author's intent was to provoke, then she achieved her goal. I was enraged by Beth, the self-absorbed woman indentified as the missing child's mother. It seems as if she never wanted her children in the first place..just some pretty, well-behaved, charming things to show off when it didn't interfere with her "woe, is me" routine. This is evident in her neglect of the first born child, Vincent. I never once expected a happy ending to this drama..just some growth on Beth's part would have been satisfying and would have provided some hope that her remaining son would not be in jail within ten years. Tragedy shows us sides of people that we cannot imagine nor can we understand. It is hope that gives us the strength to try
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