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2000s: It’s time for you to take your side on the jury
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The victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable.
The defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories.
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A courtroom drama set in London
This is not a novel for a trail but rather one which puts questions in your mind and throws them around and around until your head hurts.
Sixteen-year-old Jodie Wolfe enters a sexual referral centre. She has accused four boys of a despicable crime. This is that trial. Who will you believe?
Jodie is white, the four boys are Muslim….
Jodie has a shaky background; an alcoholic mother and has been bullied for years because of her facial deformities….
The four boys come from steady backgrounds, are well-educated and are well liked in school as well as the wider Muslim community.
Prejudices, controversies and legal procedures all play their role in the Court room…
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Destination: London Author/guide: Kia Abdullah Departure Time: 2000s
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