Prima Facie: The Australian Edition

By Suzie Miller

Book Overview

Top criminal lawyer Tessa believes in the law, she believes in the system, she believes in playing by the rules. If you play by the rules, justice will be served. She has not only staked her career on these principles, she has placed her very faith in them.

But when the tables are turned and Tessa has to take the witness stand, she is forced to confront the shortcomings of the legal system and its patriarchal foundations of justice.

In the multi-award-winning Prima Facie, Suzie Miller delivers a one-woman tour de force - by turns wryly amusing and powerfully shocking - that exposes the failings of a system seemingly designed to further brutalise women who have experienced sexual assault, rape or harassment.

For Tessa, as for so many women, truth turns out to be less about reality and more about how you play the game. And in this court, nobody wins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760628417
• ISBN13: 9781760628413
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Currency Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

4 stars

PRIMA FACIE by Suzie Miller This is the novel adaptation of the successful one woman play by the author. This was a difficult, but important story to read. Tessa Ensler has come from humble beginnings and is now a talented criminal defense barrister for the Crown Court in London, England. She has won many of her cases and she prides herself on being able to pick apart the defendant’s testimony. After she’s assaulted by a coworker, she realizes the judicial system she’s proudly serving is deeply flawed. I do have one minor caveat with the formatting as typical quotation marks and such weren’t utilized which made the story and dialogue annoying to read. Despite that, I did enjoy this book and recommend it. One in three women. Chances are *you* are the one of three. Or you know someone who is. The conviction rates in these cases are extremely low which is a heartbreakingly brutal statistic. This story has a powerful and compelling message that shouldn’t be overlooked. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️ Pub Date: 01.30.2024 *ARC won via Goodreads & HenryHoltBooks giveaway