Ophelia in Pieces
(Sprache: Englisch)
On the eve of her 39th birthday, top barrister Ophelia Dormandy returns home early with a special supper, keen to make amends after months of late nights at work. But she is in for a shock. After 20 years together, her husband announces he's been having an...
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On the eve of her 39th birthday, top barrister Ophelia Dormandy returns home early with a special supper, keen to make amends after months of late nights at work. But she is in for a shock. After 20 years together, her husband announces he's been having an affair, and leaves. Her home life implodes, and work follows suit - before long, she's broke, drinking too much and falling for a client of questionable innocence. And then she is faced with the most serious trial of her life, when a disgruntled defendant comes back to haunt her, threatening everything that she holds dear.
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Ophelia, criminal lawyer, is in for a shock. Her husband announces he's been having an affair, and leaves. Her home life and work implode - before long, she's broke, drinking too much and falling for a client. And then she is faced with the most serious trial of her life, when a disgruntled defendant comes back to haunt her.
Autoren-Porträt von Clare Jacob
Clare Jacob was brought up in London and New York. She read English at Oxford and became a barrister because she loved John Donne. After years of defending clients accused variously of bomb-making, hiding cocaine in coconuts and stealing under-pants, she decided to capture the lunacy and mystery of it all in a novel. She is married with three children.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Clare Jacob
- 2012, 320 Seiten, Maße: 19,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Short Books
- ISBN-10: 190759549X
- ISBN-13: 9781907595493
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Barrister Clare Jacob's every detail rings true... But it is Ophelia herself who is at the heart of this involving, absorbing, sympathetic novel, and you'll be rooting for her on every page The Lady
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