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Mary Clark, a promising young lawyer, is asked to handle the estate of a wealthy friend. In the process, she discovers a decades-old letter that will not only test her integrity and her skills as a lawyer, but her loyalty to her client. When her honour is called into question, star lawyer Patrick Coyle comes to her aid. Set in Ottawa and area in 1966, Honour Above All explores gender discrimination, childhood trauma, and the will to survive in a suspenseful legal drama that is also a satisfying romance.

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In Honour Above All we peek behind the curtain of the wealthy families and ambitious lawyers of 1960s Ottawa. Mary Clark is equal parts bold and na�ve in a time when the odds are stacked against women lawyers. How does she come by such an iron resolve? What hides in her murky past? A story layered with family trauma, it builds to a courtroom battle that challenges Mary's ethics at every turn. Can she uphold her client's wishes without losing everything she holds sacred? A legal drama with a sprinkling of romance set in Mad Men-era Ottawa, you'll be transported to a leather chair by the open hearth with a glass of good Scotch, reading into the night. - Nicola Davison, author of In the Wake, winner of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award An Ottawa setting in the sixties, a young lawyer named Mary Clark struggling for a niche in a male-dominated field, a rich businessman's will contested by his two unscrupulous children, and a mysterious trunk: these are some of the ingredients of Honour Above All. Add to these a thoughtful exploration of what it means to have integrity, Mary's suspense-ridden trial for fraud, a dash or two of romance, and you're ready to put your feet up and turn to page one of Yvette MacDonald's debut novel. - Jill MacLean, award-winning author of The Arrows of Mercy Honour Above All is an amazing debut novel that could be a script for a movie, a courtroom drama. By itself, it is a primer on Estate and Probate law, with all the potential pitfalls that could befall a lawyer, culminating in dramatic courtroom testimony. Law schools, law libraries, should purchase it to use as an effective learning vehicle. Persuasive evidence that law and love can be complicated. Well done, Yvette Ward MacDonald! - Alexander (Sandy) MacKinnon, LL.B.

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Yvette attended Maillet College, a private girls' school, and earned a B.A. in Psychology from Carleton University. Dedicated to learning, engagement, and community service, she forged a career grounded in the spirit of altruism and leadership. Yvette co-founded Cornwall Youth Residence, offering refuge to teenagers from dysfunctional families, and served as president of the Arnprior & District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She also co-founded the Ottawa Valley Music Festival, a summer-long celebration of classical music that spanned the Ottawa Valley for over twenty-five years. She served as a board member for the Victoria Order of Nurses, her local District Memorial Hospital, and performing art series. Yvette embodies the belief that learning, active participation, and community service are the pillars of a fulfilling and successful life. Her commitment to growth and achievement extends to fourteen years of piano study. Writing is an additional journey, enabling her to delve into her life and uncover its inner meanings. Honour Above All is her debut publication.

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