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Law Practice

May 5, 2004

Surfing State Bar Prosecutor Tries To Distinguish Heroes From Scum

Book Review - "Bluebird Rising: A Novel," by John DeCure (St. Martin's Minotaur 2003) - By Daniel A. Olivas - Attorney J. Shepard is a deeply flawed man. Emotionally scarred by the too-early death of his father as well as his mother's abandonment before his 18th birthday, Shepard wandered through young adulthood not knowing what it meant to have a family, someone to trust, a purpose in life.

        Book Review
        
        "Bluebird Rising: A Novel," by John DeCure (St. Martin's Minotaur 2003)

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