Daughter's Keeper

Daughter’s Keeper is an important, engaging and at times heartbreaking novel about mothers, daughters and justice. Ayelet Waldman mixes family psychology with courtroom tension in a story that catapults self-sufficient Elaine and her headstrong daughter Olivia into a nightmarish scenario when Olivia falls victim to the ferocity of the war on drugs.

A compelling novel that exposes the inequities of a system that sees only in black and white, Daughter’s Keeper truly shines as a testament to the unshakable bond between mothers and daughters.

Ayelet Waldman graduated from Harvard Law School and clerked for a federal judge prior to becoming a public defender. She is also the author of a successful mystery series including, among others, Nursery Crimes and The Big Nap. CBS is developing the mysteries for a TV series, and the pilot is being fast-tracked. She lives with her husband, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Michael Chabon, in Berkeley, California.