Release date - 15th August 2017
Book length - 282 pages Publisher - us.macmillan.com/smp/ Book Depository - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com ABOUT THE BOOK Marti Trailor—social worker on hold, mother of three, wife of a successful obstetrician, daughter of a Congressman—is ready to go back to work. She’s thrilled when the perfect opportunity falls in her lap. The catch? The job is at her husband's hospital and he seems not to share her enthusiasm. Undeterred, she takes the position counseling vulnerable young women as they prepare to give birth. Marti quickly begins to feel like she is making a difference in the lives of her clients. Soon, though, she finds herself caught up in the dark side of the medical center—with its long hours, overworked doctors and entrenched practices. When she witnesses something she can't unsee, Marti, who has always done her best to keep a low-profile, finds herself thrust under a dangerous spotlight with all of Richmond, Virginia watching. In her captivating domestic suspense novel Best Intentions, Erika Raskin weaves together high stakes hospital politics, the pressures of family life, and the consequences of trying to do the right thing. MY REVIEW BEST INTENTIONS by Erika Ruskin is a clever, detailed, and intricate story brimming with drama and characters that will get under your skin. Marti Trailor has the perfect life, married to a successful obstetrician with three beautiful children that she absolutely adores. Deciding to return to work she finds herself working alongside her husband at his hospital which isn't the best scenario, but Marti throws herself fully into her new clients and really enjoys the challenge. But when a delivery goes wrong, Marti finds herself charged for a crime that she vehemently denies, and so the story unfolds as she tells us her version of events. BEST INTENTIONS by Erika Ruskin is character driven and when we read Marti's account we can feel the anger, frustration, and sadness oozing from her out of the page. With plenty of medical and legal elements in this novel, it is obvious that the author has spent a lot of time on her research. With plenty of unexpected twists and turns, BEST INTENTIONS by Erika Ruskin took me by surprise throughout and I became invested in this story which is always a sign of a great book. If you like a dramatic story with a medical bent then definitely give this one a try. Author Bio: Erika Raskin grew up to the sound of typewriter music. Her mother, bestselling novelist Barbara Raskin, was a rollicking story-teller who could turn mundane trips to the grocery store into readable high drama. Marcus Raskin, Erika's dad, was an author of non-fiction but still delighted in getting his daughter to make up back-stories of unsuspecting passers-by. She learned at an early age to collect details, catalog interesting behaviors, and then put them on paper. (In short, she joined the family business.) Erika has written essays for print and radio, articles and short stories. Her fiction has been recognized by the Reynolds Price competition, Glimmertrain, and the Virginia Commission on the Arts. She was a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Erika's first novel, CLOSE, was published by Harvard Square Editions in October of 2014. CLOSE was a finalist in the USA Best Book Awards. Erika and her husband Keith have three (grown-up) offspring and a peculiar dog with a fondness for lingerie. They live in the mountains outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. For more information: Website - erikaraskin.net Twitter - twitter.com/erikaraskin Facebook - www.facebook.com/Erika-Raskin-Author-1401459626772643/?ref=hl *I voluntarily reviewed this book on Netgalley.com
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