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Every winner might be the one who loses the next day Tessa Ensler always plays by the rules. A brilliant defence barrister at the top of her game, she works in prestigious London chambers fighting the most challenging criminal cases. No one believes in the law more than she does. But when a date with a colleague goes awry, she quickly discovers that the rules by which she has chosen to live are not in her favour. Now forced to confront the patriarchal power of the law where the burden of proof and morality diverge, what will it take for Tessa to get justice?

Auteur
Suzie Miller is an international playwright, librettist and screenwriter. She has a background in law, and has won numerous awards, including the Australian Writers' Guild, Kit Denton Fellowship for Writing with Courage and an Olivier Award. She lives in London and Sydney and is developing major theatre, film and television projects across the UK, USA and Australia.

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She played by the rules. But the rules are broken.

Tessa Ensler always plays by the rules. A brilliant defence barrister at the top of her game, she's made it against the odds in the exclusive world of criminal law.

For her, it's not about innocence or guilt - it's about winning or losing.

But when a date with a dazzling colleague from her chambers goes awry, Tessa discovers that the rules she's always played by might not be in her favour . . .

From award-winning playwright Suzie Miller comes her first novel, where power, patriarchy and morality diverge