![]() ![]() Though the plot of Sycamore Row is simple and straight-forward, the mystery which is revealed in the climax is worth every penny. “Why did Seth Hubbard leave his entire money to his black maid?” “Will Jake be able to influence a white-dominated jury to win the case?” In the white-dominated South, where race is still a prevalent factor, Jake has to fight tooth & nail, and impress upon the jury that Seth was in the right state of mind when he wrote the will. The trouble is that Seth’s hand-written will gives away 90% of his entire estate to his black maid while ignoring his own children, Herschel and Ramona. The next day, Jake Brigance, a Clanton lawyer, receives the handwritten will & testament of Seth and a letter which asks him to fight to ensure that the will is enforced. ![]() One Sunday, Seth Hubbard, a lumber trader and millionaire, commits suicide. ![]() are all very different and so is Sycamore Row, Grisham’s latest masterpiece. Sticking to a single genre, he can create so much of variety that it is enviable a rundown lawyer’s fight for a homeless man in ‘The Street Lawyer’ or the dark face of law firms in ‘The Firm’ or scams by judges in ‘The Brethren’ or class action suits in ‘The Rainmaker’ or jury manipulation in ‘The Runaway Jury’ etc. If you are a Grisham fan and have read even a few of his books, you’ll realise that this statement is baloney. People say that John Grisham can write only legal thrillers and so cannot be considered a legend. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |