Slander
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00L972LGO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her nemesis is a handsome, long-haired judge (Vandergraaf) whom she publicly savages, at a press scrum, for giving a slap-on-the-wrist sentence to a white-collar rapist. She’s 26, and a defender of abortion clinics (they’re being bombed by "Christian" rednecks), abused women, and related liberal causes. When last in college, she was raped by Judge Vandergraaf (she says), then a law student, but was dissuaded by her religiously conservative parents from reporting it.Blocked in her every effort to open up this old case, Liz finally holds an impromptu press conference, laying out the accusations, and daring the judge to sue for slander. The narrator, Liz Finnegan, is a brash, bright, petite women’s rights lawyer. Slander is set in rainy, foggy Seattle. Vandergraaf takes up the challenge, and sues for
Janice E. Levin said Review of Slander. A great, thrilling courtroom drama about a little known law - the law on slander. A very surprising twist to the story. Women liberationists will love it! Even though it was written by a man it is definately a woman's story. Should be better known and better reviewed in this country. Definately a hidden gem. I hope that a good U.S. publisher picks it up and promotes/sells it like it deserves.. A riveting courtroom drama Elizabeth Finnegan is a brash, young, opinionated and outspoken beautiful young women living an outrageously off-the-wall, outré lifestyle. A talented and busy litigation lawyer in a well-respected downtown law firm, she's also not afraid to loudly voice her liberal, left-leaning political views. When Hugh Vandergraaf, a charismatic senior judge with aspirations to the US Supreme Court, hands down a slap-in-the-wrist sentence on a rape conviction, Finnegan goes balli. J. Diane Armstrong said Perfect with some DIY editing. A Deverell fan since "Needles", I was mega-thrilled to finda new-to-me book, 'Slander". I have just finished it & am seethingwith rage. On page 18, paperback edition, he gives away theastoundishing ending, thereby destroying the tensions that buildup to that ending. It's a flatout betrayal.So why give it a 5-star rating? Because Deverell-the-Screwup isstill a master. His heroine, loud-mouthed, scrappy,& bright is one of the most interesting women you'll meet. The central is
"Deverell gets inside a woman's head right down to the reinforced toe of her pantyhose. When Elizabeth Finnegan enters the male arena of the law, even the judge stands naked."--Susan Musgrave"Simply excellent."--The Globe and Mail