Maggie gave up her daughter when she was just six months old. The
reason was because of post-partum depression. Maggie just couldn't
adjust to having to care for a baby. Maggie's first husband took charge
of baby Anna and moved out of the country. Maggie was placed in a
mental institution. Now Maggie and her new husband Noah have
started a new life along with Noah's son, Caleb.
They had a very good life until one day Maggie gets a phone call. Her
long-lost daughter Anna called to reconnect with her mother. Maggie is
thrilled after all these years to speak to her daughter again. Maggie is
so excited that she jumps on a plane to see her again. Once Maggie
sees her daughter, they decide that Anna should come home with her.
Anna is excited that her mother wants her, and wants to start a new life
together. One thing that Maggie is a little worried about is that Anna's
father was killed in a plane crash and has left everything to Anna: over
fifty million dollars.
As this happy little family starts their new life together, strange and
terrible things start to happen. Anna is unfortunately murdered, and
Noah is arrested for the murder when it is discovered that Anna
accused him of making sexual advances. Anna even had a restraining
order on him. Noah swears he is innocent, but Maggie just can't believe
him. Everything seems to be stacking up against Noah. Even his lawyer
has doubts about his innocence. More and more things just don't add
up. Maggie is bound and determined to get to the bottom of what really
is going on. Who is Anna really and why was she murdered?
AFTER ANNA by Lisa Scottoline
writes a great thriller. I was pretty surprised at how this book turned
out. There were twists and turns in this story that you will never see
coming. I know I didn't. At times I felt sorry for Maggie, losing her
daughter at such a young age and having to learn to live without her.
PPD is a very strange illness and could happen to anyone. Scottoline
describes this in a good way, showing that anyone could go back to
living a great life. Scottoline also shows that no matter how long you
are away from your child, you still would do anything to help them. So if
you really love mystery books, pick up AFTER ANNA; you will not be able to put it down. This
story does go back and forth, but done in such a great way you will not
get confused.
Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has
remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie Ippolitti, and for
the first time in a long time, he and his young son are
happy. Despite her longing for the daughter she hasn’t
seen since she was a baby, Maggie is happy too, and she’s
even more overjoyed when she unexpectedly gets another
chance to be a mother to the child she thought she'd lost
forever, her only daughter Anna.
Maggie and Noah know that having Anna around will change
their lives, but they would never have guessed that
everything would go wrong, and so quickly. Anna turns out
to be a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living
under their rules, though Maggie, ecstatic to have her
daughter back, ignores the red flags that hint at the
trouble brewing in a once-perfect marriage and home.
Events take a heartbreaking turn when Anna is murdered
and Noah is accused and tried for the heinous crime.
Maggie must face not only the devastation of losing her
daughter, but the realization that Anna's murder may have
been at the hands of a husband she loves. In the wake of
this tragedy, new information drives Maggie to search for
the truth, leading her to discover something darker than
she could have ever imagined.
Riveting and disquieting, After Anna is a groundbreaking
domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional
justice and legal intrigue. And New York Times
bestselling author Lisa Scottoline will keep readers on
their toes until the final shocking page
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