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The Children Act by Ian McEwan · Booklabria

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First published: 2014
Editions: 22 in 8 languages

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: Religion
England
Psychological
Literary
Self-realization
Law
Set in: England

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22 in 8 languages

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English13 French2 Catalan1 Chinese1 All 8 languages

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