Elizabeth is a university lecturer, an anthropologist and advocate in an Aboriginal Lands Rights case. A student and one of her husband's colleagues want to have an affair with her. Tension builds as the personal lives of Nic and Elizabeth reach crisis point and the court becomes a bomb target. And So To Court is rich with memorable characters evoking the theatricality and absurdity of the courtroom. Its satire pricks the pomposity of judges and exposes the tawdriness of divorce proceedings.
Inner conflicts add poignancy.
Cleverly plotted intrigue adds mystery. This is reading entertainment at its best. Superb story telling from a new Australian talent. And So To Court is a masterful piece of writing. So To Court the kind of heart some may have suspected the law did not have to beat.