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Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity, is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital - an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. But it is Fiona who must ultimately decide whether he lives or dies and her judgement will have momentous consequences for them both.
Children Act
This book explores religious belief through the act of a minor and how or when his parent can overtake his decision.
Written in an almost clinical way yet full of the characters voices, this book make you question what you believe in and when your freedom start when other people are concerned.