Children of Summer by Margaret Anderson
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her five-year-old son has been sexually abused.What does it mean to be a good mother?
How far would you go in the name of love and justice?
In the course of her everyday work, career-driven assistant district attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and works determinedly to ensure that a legal system with too many loopholes keeps these criminals behind bars. But when her own five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatized by a sexual assault, Nina and her husband, Caleb, a quiet and methodical stone mason, are shattered, ripped apart by an enraging sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system that Nina knows all too well. In a heartbeat, Nina s absolute truths and convictions are turned upside down, and she hurtles toward a plan to exact her own justice for her son no matter the consequence, whatever the sacrifice.
From its provocative opening to the astonishing and revelatory finale, Perfect Match enters the raw and private realm of a parent s heart, and ultimately questions our assumptions about family, security, and love.
Margaret J. Anderson lives in Corvallis, Oregon. She is the author of many books for children, including Henri Fabre's Insects and biographies of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780374312435 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374312435 |
| Title | Children of Summer |
| Author | Margaret Anderson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Year published | 1997-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 100 |
| Prizes | Winner of Children's Books of Distinction Awards (Fiction) 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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