Family law - Gin Phillips

When an ambitious female lawyer becomes the victim of harassment, she must decide what's more important: her family's safety or the rights she's fighting for?

Set in Alabama in the early '80s,Family Lawfollows a young lawyer, Lucia, who is making a name for herself at a time when a woman in a courtroom is still a rarity. She'sreceived plenty of threats for her workextricating women andchildren from troubled relationships, but her own happy marriage hasalways felt far removed from her work. When her mother's pending divorce brings teenaged Rachel into Lucia's orbit, Rachel finds herselfcaptivatednot onlywith Lucia, but with the change Lucia represents. Rachel is out-spoken and curious, and she chafes at the rules her mother lays down as the bounds of acceptable feminine behavior. In Lucia, Rachel sees the potential for a new path into womanhood. But their unconventional friendship takes them both to a crossroads. When a moment of violence--a threat made good--puts Rachel in danger, Lucia has to decide how much her work means to her and what she's willing to sacrifice to keep moving forward.

Written in alternating voices from Lucia and Rachel's perspectives,Family Lawis a fresh take on whatthe push for women's rights looks like to the ordinary women and girls who long for a world redefined. Addressing mother daughter relationships and what roles we can play in the lives of women who aren't our family, the novel examines how we shape each other and how we make a difference. The funny, strong, and yet tender-hearted female leads ofFamily Lawilluminate a new kind of timelessSouthern fiction--atmospheric, rich, and with quietly surprising twists and nuances all its own.