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A good mother : a novel / Lara Bazelon.
'A Good Mother' is a gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.
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- ISBN: 9781335916099 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 361 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Hanover Square Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Subject: | Women lawyers > Fiction. New mothers > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Trials (Murder) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Bazel | 31681010235018 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Returning from maternity leave, LA attorney Abby Rosenberg agrees to defend a young mother accused of murdering her husband, a decorated combat veteran, and as evidence mounts against her client, the case careens toward an outcome no one expects, especially Abby. - Baker & Taylor
Returning from maternity leave, LA attorney Abby Rosenberg agrees to defend a young mother accused of murdering her husband, a decorated combat veteran, and as evidence mounts against her client, the case that careens toward an outcome no one expects, especially Abby. Original. 75,000 first printing. - Harlequin
"A high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama." -Alafair Burke
A Library Journal Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021
A gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.
When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man?
Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice.
As the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything—what does it mean to be a good mother?
“Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night.” —Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek
"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ." —Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House and The Bitch Is Back - Harlequin
"A high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama." -Alafair Burke
A Library Journal Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021
A gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.
When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man?
Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice.
As the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything'what does it mean to be a good mother?
"Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night.' 'Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek
"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ." 'Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House and The Bitch Is Back
