{"product_id":"a-good-mother-paperback","title":"A Good Mother - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLara Bazelon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama.\" -Alafair Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything--what does it mean to be a good mother?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, \u003cem\u003eA Good Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngie Kim, author of \u003cem\u003eMiracle Creek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, \u003cem\u003eA Good Mother\u003c\/em\u003e takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Cathi Hanauer, \u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Bitch in the House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bitch Is Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250620711161,"sku":"9781335916099","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dld0dWJUMlUvQnhyb1VLK1h1WmU0QT09.webp?v=1768664395","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-good-mother-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}