Why I liked it
The Great Divide delivers a spellbinding courtroom drama, with sequences reminiscent of Scott Turrow’s Presumed Innocent. The action is fast paced with high stakes for disgraced attorney Marcus Glenwood and his clients, whose daughter has been kidnapped and forced into slave labor in China. But a mega-corporation and powerful government officials don’t want the truth exposed. At any cost.
The personal tale of Marcus Glenwood is as captivating as the legal drama. As he attempts to regain a semblance of a life after after a personal tragedy, he takes on cases in the African American community that nobody else would touch. He finds a caring home among them and, most surprisingly to him, their church family. With tough love, they help Marcus face his demons.
I also like the potential romance that occurs between Marcus and a close friend of the kidnapped woman. There is just enough of this to add spice to the novel without detracting from the main story.
It is interesting that this novel, written two decades ago (2000), tackles issues with Communist China that have become political hot-button issues today.
Sensitivity Meters
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