Sycamore Row
Sycamore Row by John Grisham, published by Hodder in 2014, is a legal thriller that follows attorney Jake Brigance as he navigates the complexities of a high-stakes will contest. After the suicide of Seth Hubbard, Jake discovers that the will leaves ninety percent of Hubbard’s fortune to his housemaid, igniting a fierce battle among relatives and opportunistic lawyers. The narrative delves into the intertwined issues of wealth and race in Ford County, setting the stage for a gripping legal drama.
Readers will find themselves immersed in the unfolding mystery surrounding Seth Hubbard’s last wishes and the motivations behind his drastic actions. As Jake seeks answers to the questions surrounding the will and the events leading to Hubbard’s death, the story explores themes of justice and morality within a Southern context. With 550 pages of intricate plotting and suspense, this edition of Sycamore Row presents a compelling continuation of Grisham’s exploration of legal dilemmas and societal issues.
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Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man’s suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid.
The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both.
AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard’s death:
What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang?
Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row?
And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, ‘no human should ever see’?
In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to A Time to Kill. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, Sycamore Row proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own.
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