Summary:
One of
the sharpest attorneys in Charleston, S.C., Sally Baynard isn't your typical
southern belle. She's certainly not what her mother hoped she'd grow up to be,
especially since she divorced her husband, Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, and
his historic family with their historic wealth and historic houses. Maybe Sally
was never going to be a proper society lady, but her success as a public
defender and family lawyer have been enough for her. She's represented
murderers, burglars, drug dealers and lately has taken on some of the thorniest
divorces, all cases closed with her Sally Bright Baynard wit, charm and brains.
Or have they? One case she's never successfully closed is her marriage.
And when Judge Joe assigns her to one of his divorce cases by appointing her as
the Lawyer for the Dog -- Sherman, a miniature schnauzer-- she's forced into
close quarters with him again. Juggling the needs of the dog, the angry owners,
her amorous but uncommunicative ex-husband, her aging, Alzheimer's-ridden
mother, and the expectations of the court is more than Sally could have
imagined. And as rascally Sherman digs his way into Sally's heart, he brings along
his charming vet Tony, a man who makes Sally question her views on love and
marriage.
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About the Author:
Lee Robinson
practiced law for over 20 years in Charleston, South Carolina, and was the
first female president of the Charleston County Bar. She teaches at the
Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health
Science Center in San Antonio.
Her novel, Lawyer for the Dog is
forthcoming from Thomas Dunne Books in July 7. Her first poetry collection, Hearsay, won the
Poets Out Loud Prize from Fordham University Press and the Violet Crown Award
from the Texas Writers’ League. She is also the author of a novel for
young adults, Gateway, and a
second poetry collection, Creed. Her
essays, poetry, and short stories have appeared in many magazines, and
anthologies, as well as on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac. Lee
has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the
Humanities, Texas Arts Commission, and the South Carolina Arts
Commission.
She and her husband, Jerald Winakur, were co-recipients of the 2009 Literary
Excellence Award from Gemini Ink, San Antonio’s center for the literary
arts. Lee is a three-time winner of the S.C. Arts Commission’s Fiction
Prize for short stories.
She lives on a ranch in the Texas
hill country.
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