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"The story is about a legal firm, searching for a lost relative who has just inherited a great deal of money. The adventure to find the missing heiress, and explain the wishes of the father's will to a spoiled ungrateful family dominate the story line. The attorney who enters the adventure discovers a bit about himself and his errors in life."
Angie Lamparski, Resident Scholar
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"Corporate Exec. passes away and leaves his fortune to a woman he had fathered, but she does not know who he is. The woman is a Doctor in a third world country, who is happy the way life is. The Exec's Lawyer must find her, otherwise the money goes to his money hungery family."
Theresa McDonald, Resident Scholar
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" A lawman is going undercover to find out why this woman in the Amazon is the holder of a fortune, after a very rich man leaves her all the money. "
Rebecca , Resident Scholar
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"A skilled and experienced lawyer, about to lose his professional credentials because of chronic drinking, is given an opportunity for temporary redemption with a last assignment by his firm: To find a missing heiress in the jungles of South America. When he has found her, but has not yet completed the assignment of concluding the probate of the estate,due to her purity of purpose in life and consequent lack of interest in the huge fortune that is available to her,he has a final opportunity to put his considerable litigation skills to good use while he stalls for more time. Having done all that he can to delay the probate proceedings, he returns to the jungle in search of the heiress, knowing that he will not change her mind, but duty-bound nonetheless to try. She has arranged a simple finale for the legal proceedings, while at the same time providing for his redemption in his abscence.
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Sean Graw, Resident Scholar
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"An unusual legal story with several twists. A burned-out lawyer has to deliver a multi-billion dollar inheritance to a missionary who does not want money, or all it brings with it. He is changed in the process, in ways he could not forsee."
Michael JR Jose, Resident Scholar
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"This book begins with a very rich man signing his will. He has six children and several ex-wives. The family employ three psychiatrist to judge he is of sound mind and the whole procedure is taped. Immediately after the taping Troy Phelan presents his lawyers with a will he has written himself, which supersedes the previous will, he signs it and jumps through a window. His estate, all thirteen billion dollars is left to an illegitimate daughter who is a missionary in South America. Nate O'Riley, a litigator, is released from rehab, not for the first time, and despatched by Phelan's law firm to find Rachel Lane and get her signature. There follows one of Grisham's best stories of adventure and legal tension.
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Penny, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Testament |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 18.3%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 31.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 28.3%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 21.7%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- getting to know a nice woman
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- wrangling over a will
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
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