Stranger at Home
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Last published Mon, Jun 8, 2020
Which one of my parents killed my baby brother? That is a question Jeremy Preston has had his whole life...
In 1970, eight-month-old Christopher Preston is killed in his home. His parents, Harry and Jessie, accuse each other of the murder, although Harry Preston is the one who is arrested. Decades pass, and as Christopher's brother Jeremy gets older he starts asking questions, questions which lead to doubts that his father was the killer after all.
In a story that spans almost five decades and three narrators, see Jeremy as his life unfolds and his quest to find the seemingly never-ending truth to the lifelong question - which one of his parents murdered his brother?
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