No easy answers

the long version

"Lexie Doucette tumbles by chance into her profession: child-protection social worker. Her introduction to this challenging and essential line of work is quick and dramatic. Fuelled by outrage at the cyclical pattern of abuse that leaves countless children in its wake, Lexie draws upon her seemingly bottomless supply of empathy to get through the long days. Raw and powerful, and unique in its candid and sympathetic depiction of an often-misunderstood profession, this collection of interrelated short stories unflinchingly illuminates the real world of the front-line child-protection social worker."--BOOK JACKET.