Prima Facie: A Novel
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Comer gets to go deeper with the role this isn’ta replication of her intrepid stage turn, but a continuation of it....It’sa nimble, beautifully modulated performance, and a showcase for Comer’sfacility with voices.—Th New York TimesThis program is read by Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Last Duel, The End We Start From) who returns to her Tony- and Olivier Award-winning role in this audiobook edition of Suzie Miller’sPrima Facie. Reprising a stage performance hailed by The Guardian as infusing breathtaking emotional drama into every word, Comer's masterful narration brings Tessa's story to life in this unforgettable program.Comer, who won Olivier (London) and Tony (Broadway) awards for her 100-minute stage performance, returns for an electrifying nine-plus hours of audiobook narration. [She] exhibits extraordinary breadth, revealing the many Tessas throughout: vulnerable teen, stubborn achiever, self-doubter, steely Londoner, powerful prosecutor, bullied witness, [and] exhausted young woman.—Boklist“Enhralling and sharp-witted...Highly recommended.”#8212Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author“Bod, fearless...Prima Facie is a deeply rewarding, absolute must read.”#8212Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the EndThis is not life, this is law…Tesa Ensler loves her job. She’sworked her way up to being a top criminal defense barrister against all the odds, and fights to defend those pleading not guilty. Tessa believes in the law, believes in the system. Her quick-witted cross-examinations and intelligence in the courtroom see her clocking up win after win—inluding securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault. Innocence until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock of a civilized society.But when Tessa is raped by a coworker, she struggles to find the strength to bring him to justice in the face of the barriers and opposition within that same system. Determined to have her day in court, Tessa is forced to confront the stark reality that the law was not written for victims, and that she is the one on trial. She fights on, even as her evidence is manipulated to make her look like a liar, even while she is retraumatized in the stand.Based on the Olivier and Tony Award-winning play, Suzie Miller’sPrima Facie is an unforgettable story of what happens when a victim is asked to navigate a system that is not set up to accommodate the lived experience of sexual assault survivors.A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt &Company.