Leaves of Red and Gold

Matthew Schipani starts his professional career as a child protective social worker in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. He follows his dream to become a lawyer, and through skill and dedication, he ends up becoming the first openly gay Attorney General of Massachusetts. The book details not only Matthew's professional life, but also his successes and failures in love. The climax of the book comes as Matthew is being stalked by a person from his past who wants to harm him. This legal fiction traces a most interesting, humorous, and suspenseful life.