The Common Lawyer

By Mark Gimenez

I love me some law drama! And this one was no different.

Initially, the books starts off really slow….as in REAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLY SLOW. I almost give up at some point and then suddenly…the pace picks up and it goes up all the way to 200kph till the end. 

 

Andy Prescott is not your typical lawyer. He does not wear Italian tailored suits or drive the larest BMW. He does not work from a posh corner office nor does he live in an upmarket neighbourhood. He does not even handle typical law cases! Andy is just a guy stuck in between college and adulthood…and totally refusing to grow up. He gets by through taking up traffic cases. Andy is brilliant though. 

Bang! One day he lands the case of a life time. Too good to be true...and indeed, it does turn out to be too good to be true. I don’t know how to explain the story….there are surprises all over the place. Once you think you have understood the story…it changes and takes up a whole new life of its own. Brilliant writing…though I found the ending rather bland and predictable. 

In the end, you realise that Andy is no common lawyer in every sense of the word. 

A lost wife’s tale

By Marion McGilvary

Edith has been married for many years…and then one day, she just vanishes from her life with her husband.  She takes up a job as a housekeeper to a divorced publisher…and soon they fall in love.

Little does he know about her past life….She admits to being previously married but lies that her husband passed away. UNTIL…until one day….she is hosting dinner for her boyfriend…when an invited guest comes with her friend….Edith’s husband!

Well ...all hell break’s loose….and she has to run again. From her husband….from her new lover….from everything. It turns out she is really running from her daughter who she gave up for adoption many years ago. That doesn’t make sense to me. Why would anyone do that? i.e. mess up their lives….lie….move around…etc just because they do not want to face their own child? I suppose there are people like that in life..sad. 

I honestly didn’t get that bit at all…but would still recommend the book.