I must start off by saying I love John Grisham's books. This book was very long and I kept feeling that the truth would come out and the children would have their home saved for them. Imagine my disappointment when I read the ending -- I was sad for Ninevah and Amos who lost their home and Joel and Stella losing their home and their beloved Aunt Florry -- all because their mother could not tell the truth to her husband -- I felt like I had been cheated of all that time reading this book. John -- not one of your best books, by far.