I made a misconception last time. The book is called "The Partner" not because Eva is partners with Patrick, but because Patrick was one of 3 or 4 lawyers who were partners at his law firm. Partners at a law firm each get a set amount of power in that law firm and share a certain amount of the income. Patrick's law firm was in bankruptcy and he and the other partners were supposed to share the last 60 million dollars in the firm. Patrick faked his death and took all of the money and fled to Brazil.
Now Patrick is being held in a hospital in Washington D.C. and is awaiting his trial in court. No one knows where the money is yet (except for Eva). Patrick's wife Trudy, a blonde "high school sweet heart", had been left with 2 million dollars in life insurance after Patrick's death and had been living quite luxuriously with her drug dealing pool boy boyfriend Lance, until she heard that he was still alive. Now she is being sued by the attorneys for all of the 2 million.
So far, the partner is playing out like a classic thriller movie. In fact a few of John Grisham's books have been made into movies. Each chapter is separated into multiple sections that skip around through each characters present experiences or past events that help explain the plot.
I'm interested to find out what happens to Patrick and Eva. So far, Patrick is looking at solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. Eva hasn't been caught yet, but the FBI know who she is and have already talked to her father and co-workers. Luckily for her, none of them would talk.
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1/6 entries--I'm happy to help you find a schedule that keeps you on track. These blogs add up to a major essay grade, so it's important to keep them up.
ReplyDeleteYour entry is good. A friend of mine recently discovered Grisham, and she was surprised by how riveting his story is. As you noted, he provides the clear detail that makes the book easily transfer to film!