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The Altruist

Walter Keady

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Description:Set in modern Ireland against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, The Altruist is the story of Eilis O’Connor, granddaughter of the eponymous protagonist of Walter Keady’s previous novel, Mary McGreevy.Eilis O’Connor, granddaughter of the protagonist of Walter Keady’s Mary McGreevy, grows up in an Ireland that has changed significantly since the days of her grandmother’s youth. But some things do not Eilis, too, flouts conventional mores. While her grandmother had a child out of wedlock, Eilis agrees to be a surrogate mother for her infertile cousin. She does so with the adulterous assistance of her cousin’s husband.The arrangement is threatened as Eilis becomes so attached to her newborn baby girl that she decides to keep her. When the outraged cousin and husband sue for custody, Eilis is defended by a sharp young lawyer with whom she soon becomes romantically involved. After a protracted lawsuit, which marks the first time the issue of surrogacy is raised in an Irish court, a landmark decision is given.Intrigues involving blackmail and counter-blackmail keep the case from being closed, however. Emotions are stretched to breaking point among family members on both sides. Included in the cast of authentic, often charming characters are a right-wing activist who is trying to reform the country’s morals, a former priest who is in love with Eilis’s mother, Eilis’s father, who is having an extra-marital affair, and a young gay couple drawn into the legal morass.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Altruist. To get started finding The Altruist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 283

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: MP Publishing Limited

Release: 2009

ISBN: 1596929820

Description: Set in modern Ireland against a background of growing affluence and changing mores, The Altruist is the story of Eilis O’Connor, granddaughter of the eponymous protagonist of Walter Keady’s previous novel, Mary McGreevy.Eilis O’Connor, granddaughter of the protagonist of Walter Keady’s Mary McGreevy, grows up in an Ireland that has changed significantly since the days of her grandmother’s youth. But some things do not Eilis, too, flouts conventional mores. While her grandmother had a child out of wedlock, Eilis agrees to be a surrogate mother for her infertile cousin. She does so with the adulterous assistance of her cousin’s husband.The arrangement is threatened as Eilis becomes so attached to her newborn baby girl that she decides to keep her. When the outraged cousin and husband sue for custody, Eilis is defended by a sharp young lawyer with whom she soon becomes romantically involved. After a protracted lawsuit, which marks the first time the issue of surrogacy is raised in an Irish court, a landmark decision is given.Intrigues involving blackmail and counter-blackmail keep the case from being closed, however. Emotions are stretched to breaking point among family members on both sides. Included in the cast of authentic, often charming characters are a right-wing activist who is trying to reform the country’s morals, a former priest who is in love with Eilis’s mother, Eilis’s father, who is having an extra-marital affair, and a young gay couple drawn into the legal morass.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Altruist. To get started finding The Altruist, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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