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Featured Author
Jeanine D. Lloyd
Published Titles
And So To Court
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And So To Court
New book by Jeanine Dawn Lloyd coming soon!
Family law barrister Nic Yanopoulous wakes up one morning with foreboding. Normally it is only his zany sense of humour and philandering that relieves his boredom. But this morning his wife, Elizabeth, seduces him with bedroom antics unusual for her and he remembers a dream in which he sees blood flowing down the broad staircase entry to the law court building from screaming emasculated victims.
Elizabeth is a university lecturer, an anthropologist and advocate in an Aboriginal Lands Rights case. A student and one of her husband's colleagues want to have an affair with her.
But does she want either of them? Tension builds as the personal lives of Nic and Elizabeth reach crisis point and the court becomes a bomb target. Apparently disparate events lead inexorably to a frightful outcome, which in a sense is only a beginning...
And So To Court is rich with memorable characters evoking the theatricality and absurdity of the courtroom. Its satire pricks the pomposity of judges and exposes the tawdriness of divorce proceedings. Inner conflicts add poignancy.
Cleverly plotted intrigue adds mystery. This is reading entertainment at its best.
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Jeanine D. Lloyd '...slick court action giving a real and tangible insight into the family court system. Superb story telling from a new Australian talent. Definitely a must read.' Robert N. Stephenson - Altair magazine``...And So To Court is a masterful piece of writing. This legal eagle knows how courtroom dramas tug at the very soul of the human fabric and she has crafted a rivetting fictional tale to capture this angst. Wendy O'Hanlon - Australian Provincial Newspapers.'' 'Jeanine Lloyd provies a facinating insight into the realities of family law courts, occasionally sad, sometimes heartbreaking but always entertaining with a good dose of wit.' Gina Allen - The Gladstone Observer'There is a fondness and tenderness exhibited here, giving And So To Court the kind of heart some may have suspected the law did not have to beat.Michael Jacobson - Gold Coast Bulletin 'And so to court offers a thought-provoking and fascinating insight into the Australian culture and a realistic portrayal of the legal system with a lot of interesting characters and surprises thrown in.'Natalie Holmes - Armidale Express'And So To Court, Jeanine Lloyd's first novel, is a poignant and jagged tale.' Richard Broinowski - Hon.Professor - University of Canberra.
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