The Children Act

The Children Act

Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judgeÂ who presides over cases in the family court. 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
Manufacturer Nan A. Talese
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780385539708
ReleaseDate 2014-09-09
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780385539708

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