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      The Children Act

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      Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy....

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      Description

      Product ID:9781784705572
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Children Act
      Authors:Author: Ian McEwan
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy.

      Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out.

      She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. But it is Fiona who must ultimately decide whether he lives or dies and her judgement will have momentous consequences for them both.


      Imprint Name:Vintage
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2018-08-09

      Additional information

      Weight200 g
      Dimensions129 × 196 × 17 mm