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Violence
Some
Moderate violence — a death backstory; courtroom confrontations; racial tension
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild — some adult situations
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The will — why a white Mississippi patriarch left everything to his Black housekeeper; the secret behind the decision; race in the New South as the contested ground
What this book is about
Jake Brigance — the hero of A Time to Kill — is back, thirty years later in Clanton, Mississippi. A wealthy timber baron has hanged himself from a sycamore tree, leaving a handwritten will that gives everything to his Black housekeeper. The family contests the will. Sycamore Row is the only A Time to Kill sequel — a novel about money, race, and old secrets in the New South.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A Time to Kill sequel — Jake Brigance returns
Race in Mississippi — money and old secrets
A contested will with a hidden story
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