![]() ![]() In this will and a cover letter to Jake, Seth (who's never met Jake) clearly states that this will supersedes the one created by a big law firm in Tupelo a year ago. He carefully planned everything out ahead of time, including a last-minute handwritten will that he mailed to Jake the day before he died. This time, a wealthy white man named Seth Hubbard, who is dying of cancer, commits suicide. In this novel, several years later, in 1988, race is again front-and-center in a high-profile case for Jake. Jake's actions shatter the norms in this still deeply-segregated Southern town. ![]() Jake was the main character of John Grisham's very first novel, A Time to Kill, which I read back in the early 90's! In that story, Jake defends a Black man who takes vengeance after two white men attack his young daughter. Lawyer Jake Brigance of the small town of Clanton, Mississippi, is at the center of this novel. ![]() Just as I remember of Grisham's novels, it was a thought-provoking, gripping page-turner. I finally tackled Sycamore Row by John Grisham, which has been on my shelf for years, for Big Book Summer 2022, and I'm so glad I did. and I started the blog in 2006! So, I was glad to finally read one again because I know I enjoyed them years ago. In fact, searching my blog, I didn't find a single review of a Grisham novel. It's been many years since I last read a John Grisham novel. ![]()
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