The Aftermath of Oliver

A POWERFUL DEBUT NOVEL. When barrister Annabel Bateman is briefed for the defence of a man who stands accused of committing incest with his fourteen-year-old daughter, she reasons that it is her duty to represent her client to the best of her ability. But she has reckoned without the censure of self-righteous colleagues, her daughter and - worst of all - her husband. After she is shockingly deprived of the friendship of Oliver Malet QC, the whole Bateman family is set at odds with each other. Win or lose, nothing will be the same again...