Lily White

I love the movie Stranger Than Fiction. I noticed once while watching it that I had one of the books sitting on Professor Jules Hilbert's bookshelf, Lily White. I bought it from Hastings for 25 cents some time around 1998. This book has survived 5 moves and sat on my shelf quietly until the Colorful Reading Challenge combined with my love of Stranger Than Fiction forced me to actually read it.

Before I started the book I began thinking about this scene:

Harold: I just remember "Little did he know that the simple, seemingly innocuous act would lead to his imminent death."

Professor Jules: What?!

H: "Little did he know..."

PJ: Did you say, "Little did he know"? I've written papers on "Little did he know." I used to teach a class based on show more "Little did he know." I mean, I once did an entire seminar on "Little did he know." Son of a bitch Harold. "Little did he know" means there's something he doesn't know. That means there's something you don't know. Did you know that?
Uh, I want you to come back Friday.

H: Ok.

PJ: No! "Imminent." You could be dead by Friday! Come back tomorrow at 9:45.

H: 10 seconds ago you said you wouldn't help me.

PJ: It's been a very revealing 10 seconds Harold.

Was this book carefully placed on his bookshelf because it contained the phrase, "Little did he know" or was it randomly placed there by a prop master? Would 'Little did he know' be in the book?

Although I never read that phrase, it was there thematically throughout. Little did Lee know that the defendant... Little did she know that his girlfriend... Little did she know that her husband... Little did she know that her best friend...

Movie connection aside, I wished I hadn't waited so long to read it! Lily "Lee" White is an attorney defending a con man in a murder case, and every other chapter is devoted to Lee's life story which is filled with family drama, feminism, and friendship.

Because this story had many little surprises and a good dose of girl power I loved this book. Little did I know I had a great mystery sitting on my shelf all these years! show less

Lily (Lee) White is a criminal defense attorney with a con man who has been accused of murder as a client. Starts out interesting but then went downhill with no real surprises.

This is a difficult book at first to read. Alternating chapters take you back into Lily White's life and then back to the present time. Once you over come this time switching, they story becomes quite gripping. Do not try skipping chapters to read only the past years and then the present years as eventually the two will merge. I found this to be a very interesting story and was glad I did not give up reading the book in the beginning.

I am on a string of GREAT stories and this one is better than the best. I was totally sucked into this one. The characters are so real that I almost want to call them up and ask them to lunch!

I loved it! I devoured the book in two days while on vacation, and I'm not the fastest reader.

Slow to start, but then pulls you right along.

Jewish lawyer is swindled by her client

5.97