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Overview#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham returns to the iconic setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill, as Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a controversial trial that exposes a tortured history of racial tension. “Welcome back, Jake. . . . [Brigance] is one of the most fully developed and engaging characters in all of Grisham’s novels.”—USA Today Seth Hubbard is a wealthy white man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and defense attorney Jake Brigance into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County’s most notorious citizens, just three years earlier. The second will raises many more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row? Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM! Full Product DetailsAuthor: John GrishamPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Vintage Books Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 18.90cm Weight: 0.346kg ISBN: 9780345543240ISBN 10: 0345543246 Pages: 656 Publication Date: 19 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsPowerful . . . immensely readable . . . the best of his books. -- The Washington Post Welcome back, Jake. . . . [Brigance] is one of the most fully developed and engaging characters in all of Grisham's novels. -- USA Today One of [Grisham's] finest . . . Sycamore Row is a true literary event. --The New York Times Book Review Powerful . . . immensely readable . . . the best of his books. <b>--<i>The Washington Post</i></b> <i> </i> Welcome back, Jake. . . . [Brigance] is one of the most fully developed and engaging characters in all of Grisham's novels. <b>--<i>USA Today</i></b> <i> </i> One of [Grisham's] finest . . . <i>Sycamore Row</i> is a true literary event. <b><i>--The New York Times Book Review</i></b> Author InformationJohn Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Judge's List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. John lives on a farm in central Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |