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The Testament: A Novel by John Grisham
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The Testament: A Novel (original 1999; edition 2011)

by John Grisham (Author)

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions??a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan??s new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O??Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan??s family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate goes crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman??pursued by enemies and friends alike??holds a stunning surp
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Title:The Testament: A Novel
Authors:John Grisham (Author)
Info:Dell (2011), Edition: Reissue, 560 pages
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The Testament by John Grisham (1999)

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  AnkaraLibrary | Feb 23, 2024 |
Second time I read this book. That's rare for me. It was even better this time. Remarkable story about greed and goodness. ( )
  dlinnen | Feb 3, 2024 |
Read as a condensed Reader's Digest story. Not sure if the shortening took out some of the character of his usual style. A good tale about the death of a wealth American who leaves all his wealth to an unknown illegitimate daughter instead of to any of his 3 exwives or the 1/2 dozen children. His detail on the US/Virginia legal system related to wills and testate was interesting. Bringing in trips to a little know part of the Brazilian remote riverways and Indian tribes in search of the woman opened up a whole other side to the tale. ( )
  ElizabethCromb | Oct 13, 2023 |
First edition as new
  dgmathis | Mar 15, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book but it could have been about 200 pages shorter. ( )
  gsteinbacher | Dec 30, 2021 |
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Lundwall, Sam J.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Down to the last day, even the last hour now.
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Na tento deň som sa pripravoval dlho. Každý cent svojho bohatstva som nadobudol vďaka vlastnému úsiliu, rozumu a šťastiu. Môžem ho teda míňať, ako sa mi páči. Mohol by som ho aj darovať podľa svojich predstáv, ale v tom mi chcú zabrániť.
Prečo by som sa mal starať, kto dostane moje peniaze? Použil som ich na všetko, čo si len človek vie predstaviť. Keď sedím sám v invalidnom vozíku a čakám, nenapadá ma jediná vec, ktorú by som si ešte chcel kúpiť alebo vidieť. 
Všetko mám za sebou a som veľmi unavený.
Nezáleží mi na tom, kto dostane peniaze. Ale nie je mi ani ľahostajné, kto ich nedostane.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions??a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives.
Because Troy Phelan??s new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil.
Enter the lawyers. Nate O??Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan??s family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate goes crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman??pursued by enemies and friends alike??holds a stunning surp

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