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Literature & Fiction

The Children Act

The Children Act

Now a Major Motion PictureÂ starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead.Â

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR,Â Vogue, BookRiot

Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judgeÂ who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity.Â ButÂ her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of thirty years is in crisis.

At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: Adam, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, is refusing for religious reasons the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents echo his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely expressed faith? In the course of reaching a decision, Fiona visits Adam in the hospitalâ€”an encounter that stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 110187287X
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-04-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101872871

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