A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon
A Good Mother is Lara Bazelon’s newest book. It will be available on May 11th and I wanted to give you a sneak peek into the book with the first chapter. This is the first book I have read of Lara’s and I was very impressed. From the first chapter I was hooked. The story is about Abby Rosenberg, an attorney who is defending, Luz, an Army wife accused of murdering her husband while they are on assignment overseas. Abby recently had a big legal win and is eager to follow up with another one. She returns early from maternity leave to continue the case. Luz is also a young mother and the two have a very interesting dynamic. I love legal thrillers and loved this book. I’m so grateful to the author and publisher for allowing me to read and blog about this wonderful book. I hope you enjoy!
Excerpt
Saturday, October 14, 2006
2:51 a.m.
Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
“Front desk, Sergeant
Jamison.”
“He
was too big. I couldn’t get him off me. He told me I was going to
die—[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am?”
“[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am,
where are you?”
“1074-B
Arizona Circle. Call an ambulance. I need—”
“Okay,
okay. I’ve got the EMT on the other line and the ambulance en route. Where are
you hurt?”
“Not
me—”
“Ma’am,
is that—is that a baby crying? Is that your baby?”
“[unintelligible]”
“Did
he hurt the baby?”
“She’s—[unintelligible]—the
other room. He was going to [unintelligible]”
“Okay,
I reported the break-in. We are dispatching—security forces have been
dispatched. Where is he now?”
“[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am,
where is the intruder now?”
“He
was stabbed. Oh, Jesus, oh, Jesus—[unintelligible]”
“What
is the nature of the injury?”
“There’s
so much blood—[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am,
I can’t—I’m having trouble understanding you. I need for you to calm down so I
can tell these guys what’s going on.”
“[unintelligible]”
“Where
is he stabbed?”
“In
his chest. He’s losing all of his blood.”
“The
EMT is en route now.”
“[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am,
could the intruder hurt you or the baby? Are you still in danger?”
“He’s
not—[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am—”
“—an
intruder. He’s— It’s Staff Sergeant—[unintelligible]”
“I’m
having a hard time understanding you, ma’am. Take a breath. Take a breath.”
“Staff
Sergeant Travis Hollis—”
“The
intruder is—he’s—he’s military?”
“He’s
my husband. He was stabbed. I stabbed him—[unintelligible]”
“Ma’am,
ma’am, are you still there?”
“Travis,
baby, don’t die on me. Please, don’t die.”
Excerpted from A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon, Copyright ©
2021 by Lara Bazelon. Published by Hanover Square Press.
About the Author
Lara Bazelon is a lawyer by background having
practiced as a public defender. She is a professor at the University of San Francisco
School of Law. You can find her at the below social media links!
Author website: https://larabazelon.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/larabazelon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larabazelon
Twitter:
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