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About the Author

Lee Robinson is an associate faculty member at the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.

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Obras por Lee Robinson

Lawyer for the Cat (2016) 26 exemplares
Gateway (1996) 12 exemplares
The Gathering Storm (2010) 2 exemplares
There's a monster under my bed (2014) 2 exemplares
Hearsay (Poets Out Loud) (2004) 1 exemplar
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo: The Complete Series — Screenwriter — 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season (2005) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
RDSELP v203 Lawyer for the Dog | Girl Underwater (2017) — Autor — 8 exemplares

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A humorous romance with a cute dog to boot.
 
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autumnesf | 3 outras críticas | Feb 4, 2023 |
I picked this up off the library sale shelf because I was intrigued by the title. I did not read the first book in the series ("Lawyer for the Dog") so it can be read as a stand-alone, though as always, there may be things about the characters's backgrounds that you would better understand if you read the series in order.

I'm not quite sure how I'd categorize this book if I needed to. It's not courtroom fiction like Grisham. It is legal fiction in the sense that Sally Banyard is tasked with fulfilling the requirements of a trust set up to care for the cat, Beatrice. Though there are relationships, it's not really a romance: Sally seems incapable of committing to a mature relationship (which makes me angry that she's apparently sleeping with Tony). Though, given that most of the marriages we hear about in this book are/were not happy ones, it doesn't sound like she has a good role model for marriage. (her mother and father apparently had marital problems because her mother keeps saying she should have "married Ed Strand", Lila's marriage seemed more one to please her parents and/or keep the land she loved though her relationship with Simon might have been love, Gail's in an abusive relationship though they aren't married, Gina's beau is convinced he needs a prenup because women always betray him, Mandy's pretty much dismissed the boy who got her pregnant from her life other than wanting him to contribute money toward their child's upbringing...)

Sally does finally commit to adopting the dog Tony has been after her to adopt. Maybe that is a start toward progress in her character.

Sally interviews several people, some identified by Lila and some not, for the position as Beatrice's caregiver. I didn't guess correctly who she chose--I was expecting her to pick a different character than she did--though the character I expected her to pick does seem like he might get to stay involved with the house and Beatrice, just in a different way that I expected.
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JenniferRobb | 2 outras críticas | Feb 6, 2022 |
A warmhearted, amusing story about Sally Baynard, a sharp and witty attorney whose aging mother lives with her in Charleston, her ex-husband who is the judge in her current divorce case, the divorcing couple who are fighting over custody of their dog Sherman, and his charming vet. When you want a light, entertaining read with a satisfying conclusion, pick up this novel. If the title doesn't do it, the dog on the cover will convince you to read this book.
 
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PhyllisReads | 3 outras críticas | Mar 11, 2020 |
This is the second Sally Baynard book, the first being Lawyer for the Dog. I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun read with quirky characters and lots of sentiment. The story centers around Sally Baynard, an attorney who is appointed enforcer of a trust. Her responsibility is to decide who would be the best caretaker for Beatrice, the cat. The trust stipulates that whoever is chosen to look after Beatrice must live int the old plantation house. They also get $50,000 a year. When the cat dies, Lila's son will inherit the plantation. Needless to say, he is not happy. Sally has a lot going on in her life. She divorced her husband years ago, and he is not a family court judge. He wants to be appointed to circuit court and is pressuring Sally to support him. Sally's mother Margaret is living with her in her apartment. She has Alzhiemers but Sally will not put her in a home. This wreaks havoc with her budding romance with the vet, Tony. She met Tony when she was acting on behalf of Sherman, the dog in her previous animal rights case. Not only is all that going on in her private life, but she is also a busy family attorney and is juggling her caseload while trying to determine who will be the caretaker of Beatrice.

Thiswas a quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I did not know what to expect when I started this book, but it was surprisingly fun. We really got to know Sally. Through her interactions with her secretary/assistant, her friends, her mother, her mother's caregivers and even the people she met to interview for the trust case showed a smart, caring, and loyal woman with a little inferiority thrown in. Even though Beatrice was the object of the trust case, she played a small role in the book. I liked the ending of this story. It was unexpected but I think it was just right. I actually learned a little about trusts and family court while reading this book. I recommend this book to cat lovers, those interested in animals rights. I am going to have to to and get Lawyer for a Dog to read now to see what I missed in Sally's life. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
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Carlathelibrarian | 2 outras críticas | Feb 5, 2019 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
9
Also by
2
Membros
108
Popularidade
#179,297
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
8
ISBN
36
Línguas
1

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