Mary Ann Tierney is 15 years old. Within days her name will be known to millions of Americans, her court case is a television must-watch for everyone from the President downwards. Bestselling author Richard North Patterson has written his most gripping and powerful novel yet. Paperback: 0091800412.
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Richard North Patterson's excellent Protect and Defend is both courtroom drama and political nail-biter; if politics is the art of the possible, just how far is it legitimate to go in a cause which you think of as good? A 15-year-old, pregnant with a seriously disabled child delivering which alive will prevent her having further children; parents so adamantly opposed to abortion that they will refuse consent to what she wants--this is the minefield into which idealistic lawyer Sarah walks knowing that she has found the hard case to discredit a bad law. Her former mentor Caroline is up for promotion to Chief Justice--and Sarah's test case becomes the litmus paper by which an entire political culture brings itself to judgement... Patterson forces us to consider the entire question of the private, the personal and the political--no one from Democrat President to Republican candidate has entirely clean hands, but just how intrusive is the process of scrutiny allowed to be? Patterson writes as an insider--his acknowledgements list includes two US Presidents--but his sense of the law and of the political process is balanced by compassion for those conscripted into the public eye by circumstances not ambition. --Roz Kaveney
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In Protect and Defend, Richard North Patterson has caught lightning in a bottle. It's a brilliant political novel and a terrific tale of suspense. You can't put the damn thing down, and you don't want to (Stephen King )
Protect and Defend is an important novel on passion and politics. Richly rewarding in both story and character, this is a tale that appeals to both the intellect and the heart (Amy Tan )
A superlative legal drama (Sunday Telegraph ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Protect and Defend is an important novel on passion and politics. Richly rewarding in both story and character, this is a tale that appeals to both the intellect and the heart (Amy Tan )
A superlative legal drama (Sunday Telegraph ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This is a gritty and thought provoking story. Richard North Patterson gives the reader much to think about. Many of the characters from his previous books feature in this book principally Kerry Kilkannon & Caroline Masters, so for those who found earlier books unputdownable, and like to know what happened next...
Set in Washington you are brought into the harsh world of presidential politics and the difficult decisions that president has to make, and the dirty political games that go with the job.
I was addicted to the story, which centres around the abortion/adoption issue and it's implications for young girls and their parents. A must for RNP devotees
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This was my first Richard North Patterson and I concede that at first it took a bit of getting into. However, once all characters had been established the storyline was gripping. Not only a legal and political thriller but the central theme of abortion is a moral minefield which was handled in a sensitive and balanced way by the author. The real eye opener for me was the power yielded by the various interest groups which fund US politics. If I had one criticism, it would be that Kilcannon, the President, is too perfect and lacks the flaws and conflicts of those around him. However, I am looking forward to reading the author's earlier offerings.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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In this novel Kerry Kilcannon is now President of the US (the title refers to the inauguration oath), and he has to appoint a new Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. Unfortunately his choice, Caroline Masters (cf. The Final Judgement) is involved in a decision on child abortion... The book is very well written and deals sensitively with the issue of teenage abortion, from both a for and against viewpoint. This took me 5 days to read as I did not want to put it down and couldn't wait to continue the story.
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I have much enjoyed all three books by Richard North Patterson. They give a good insight into the way the American political system works
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Richard North Patterson - gets better and better
After reading No Safe Place I didn't think that Patterson would be able to top it, but I have (thankfully) been proved wrong. Read more
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