Description: In the Los Angeles Times, Carolyn See described Beverly Coyle "as much a dancer as a writer... an absolute master of craft." Coyle's third novel is thrilling proof that this master is now at the top of her game. Taken In is the story of Malcolm Robb, a sweetly liberal man whose religiously radical son is a source of constant worry and bewilderment. And when Malcolm's wife and daughter become involved in the plight of a runaway girl and her violent boyfriend, the entire Robb household is thrust into a series of devastating and ultimately tragic events that test their strength as individuals and as a family. Peopled with memorable characters and brimming with wisdom about loss and love, normalcy and insanity, parenting and being parented, this deeply moving novel has invited comparison to the works of Anne Tyler and Alice Hoffman. A triumph of storytelling, Taken In confirms Beverly Coyle's stature as one of the most sophisticated and original novelists writing today.

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