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SS04) A Game of Proof (July 1)
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I have the ki due edition and will start later this week.....just finishing Riley Sagers latest....
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It's not in my library system either BUT I also got the kindle version FREE on Amazon. Score!!!
I'm like 200 pages into it. Its not a pleasant read at all and the chauvinistic views of the male charachters is truly unsettling. Sarah too doesn't come across as a pleasant person. Having said all this,I'm finding it very hard to put down the book.
I found a copy on scribd and later dowbloaded on Z-lib.org.
this is an extremely chauvinistic, sick, repulsive book but unable to stop reading.
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it is. she's so ambitious it's overwhelming besides being the kosher who'll.always stand by her children. she's phenomenal
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I've finished it and I really really enjoyed it.it took me some time to accept the abject chauvinistic tone but then she comes through and how - what a lioness.
Hi, I was able to get the book. I read a couple of chapters so far and it’s keeping me interested. The men in this bookJudge Stuart Gray and Julian Lloyd-Davies (view spoiler)
Her husband, Bob (view spoiler)
Detective Terry Bateson(view spoiler)
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And then the tone changes - Sarah is just so focused on succeeding in her career, I'm.notnsure I've come across such a single minded heroine still. It shook me a little , one is so used to that stereotype- loving mother sacrifices it all for the kids. And the chauvinistic comments are also true- but again we are used to it being glossed over or utterly by the negative characters I was taken aback by the hero and the husband thinking so of the heroine.
Leena wrote: "And then the tone changes - Sarah is just so focused on succeeding in her career, I'm.notnsure I've come across such a single minded heroine still. It shook me a little , one is so used to that ste..."It’s unusual for me to read a book where no men have any redeeming value. I can understand two or three ( heroine overcomes antagonist; showing character growth). I wonder if the author did this intentionally?
I think he did. And on reflection- its simple.human tendency to pull those better than us down - even if its in our thoughts. Its so hard to accvept their achievements and consequently our failures. I know Ive done so many times . Its irrational.
Sarah and the detective’s discourse does bring up an interesting point. How does one go about defending a person who maybe guilty? How far is a lawyer willing to go to get the client off? How some people would want to put away a bad person who committed other crimes but maybe not the one they are on trail for. Also is Sarah right in cross examining the detective (acquaintance, family or friend) the way she did?
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Leena, there is definitely a different perspective here. It's really interesting. I've read so many crime/mystery novels with the errant male hero being devoted to his work and falling down on the home front or in his personal life. I like the spin. I'm enjoying this book more as I go. Was unsure in the first few chapters, but I'm all in now.
Anyone else still reading?
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Lisa wrote: "Nancy, your first question is something I think about a lot. I was recently talking to someone who is a criminal defense lawyer, and I asked her if it was difficult to defend someone she knew was g..."Thanks for the answer.
Lisa wrote: "Leena wrote: "And then the tone changes - Sarah is just so focused on succeeding in her career, I'm.notnsure I've come across such a single minded heroine still. It shook me a little , one is so us..."I am. I had some things this week but will be back to reading it this weekend.
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I can’t muster any sympathy for Sarah or anyone else yet.
˜”*°•.˜”*°• Sheri •°*”˜.•°*”˜ wrote: "I agree that if you’re a defense lawyer then you do your job - defend. Same as a prosecuting attorney. I think either may be difficult at times.I can’t muster any sympathy for Sarah or anyone els..."
I have to greenish you Sheri. I’m a up to chapter 15 and I don’t find myself caring about ant of the characters. Considering this is first in a series, you think the author would want us rooting for the main character.
“Trials” meaning both the actual trial and trials in her personal life
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Her daughter, Emily [spoilers removed]
Also [spoilers removed]"
Totally agree with your first spoiler.
That second spoiler is a good question. I hadn't thought about the "intended target."
I just started yesterday and it is a very compelling read so far. So far I like Emily but disagree with many of her choices. The chauvinism is disgusting but this is England and they do still suffer from the "old boy" network.
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Hi, All ... I have another 5 hours to listen to this book. I agree with all that's been said about it thus far.
Finally finished! I agree with Leena's comments; I thought it was a long, tough read, but I kept listening. The ending felt contrived by the way it was written, but I guessed what was going to happen very early on.
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Get back to us on that one :)
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Get back to us on that one :)"
LOL!
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Summary
A mother's worst nightmare - can her son be guilty of murder?
Sarah Newby, who left school at 15, and was living as a teenage single parent on an inner-city estate, has worked her way up to begin a career as a criminal barrister. Then in a terrible irony her own son, Simon, is arrested and charged with a series of brutal rapes and murders. The evidence against him appears so strong that his QC advises a guilty plea, but Simon swears he is innocent and begs his mother take on his defence. There is no law against a mother representing her son, so Sarah agrees. The only other obvious suspect for the murders, however, is a man who has already been acquitted once - with Sarah acting as his defence lawyer ...
Has Sarah, in her single-minded determination to create a career for herself, neglected her son so much that she no longer knows him? Since he has often lied to her in the past, how can she trust him when he says he is innocent this time? And what should she do when she herself uncovers evidence that seems to suggest his guilt?
It seems that telling the whole truth must be weighed in the balance against keeping certain information well hidden ...