Product Description

A stunning family legal drama in which lives collide when a mother fights the justice system in order to save her daughter from its clutches.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1463776 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 260 pages

From the Publisher
A multi-level novel, PUPPET CHILD is an excellent choice for reading groups as it stimulates discussion about our society and who we are in relations to secret events taking place in our own backyard. A readers' guide is provided.

The author will be available to chat with reading groups by phone. Please e-mail her at TaliaCarner@aol.com

From the Inside Flap
Motherhood. The most profound human experience is being put to the test.

PUPPET CHILD

Rachel Belmore is a poised, determined, yet vulnerable advertising executive fighting to bar her charming former husband, Dr. Wesley Belmore, from molesting their five-year-old daughter, Ellie. Caught in a nightmarish justice system, Rachel’s odyssey takes a turn for the worse when she loses her battle in the court of Judge McGillian. The judge, a gregarious man who believes that he applies the law without prejudice, is nevertheless trapped in his biases, which throw him into the eye of a media storm.

His young, easy-going law clerk, Phil Crawford, hides a dark secret as he sets out on a mission to change the fate of children betrayed by the justice system. The compassionate Phil forces his way into Rachel’s plight, but fails to dissuade the Judge from his harsh viewing of her case.

To save Ellie, Rachel must take the law into her hands and suffer the consquences.

Against the backdrop of media frenzy, corporate indifference, political corruption, family treachery, terrorism and judicial callousness, the story unfolds in blazingly sure-penned prose to reveal loyalty, the kindness of strangers, devotion, passion, and friendship. In a riveting tale of surprising twists, Puppet Child is a moving tribute to a mother who remains dignified, honest and loving as she changes the rules.

About the Author
Talia Carner worked for Redbook magazine, was the publisher of Savvy magazine and the founder of Business Women Marketing Corporation. A former adjunct professor at Long Island University, she has also been a counselor and lecturer for the Small Business Administration, a member of United States Information Agency missions to Russia, and a participant at the 1995 International Women’s Conference in Beijing. A long-time member and supporter of women’s civic, political and professional organizations, she is currently active in a number of groups fighting domestic violence. Ms. Carner is the author of personal essays and short stories which have appeared in The New York Times, the Chocolate For A Woman’s Soul series [Simon & Schuster], Cup of Comfort [Adams Media], Lilith, and in several small literary magazines, including Lynx Eye, Moxie, and Rosebud.