The Children Act : a novel /

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by McEwan, Ian,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Physical details: 221 pages ; 22 cm Subject(s): Adultery | Blood | Jehovah's Witnesses | Religion and law | Self-actualization (Psychology) in women | Teenage boys | Women judges 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Kensington Intermediate Senior High Realistic Fiction F MCE Available

"Originally published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of the Random House Group Ltd., London"--Title page verso.

London High Court Judge Fiona Maye presides over a sensitive case involving a family of Jehovah's Witnesses who won't allow their seventeen-year-old son to get a lifesaving blood transfusion because it conflicts with their religious beliefs. Meanwhile, Fiona's husband, Jack, has just left home, and she begins to feel the pressures of both resolving the case and saving her crumbling marriage.