Fiction Book Review: The Inheritance by Michael Philipps
Book Description:
Everyone assumed MacGregor Tulloch's heir to be
his grand-nephew David, a local favorite, but when it is discovered that
MacGregor left no will, David's grasping cousin Hardy submits his own claim to
the inheritance, an estate that controls most of the island's land. And while
Hardy doesn't enjoy much popular support, he has the backing of a shadowy group
of North Sea oil investors. The courts have frozen the estate's assets while
the competing claims are investigated, leaving many of the residents in financial
limbo. The future of the island-and its traditional way of life-hangs in the
balance.
Loni Ford is enjoying her rising career in a large investment firm in Washington, DC. Yet in spite of her outward success, she is privately plagued by questions of identity. Orphaned as a young child, she was raised by her paternal grandparents, and while she loves them dearly, she feels completely detached from her roots. That is until a mysterious letter arrives from a Scottish solicitor. . . .
Past and present collide in master storyteller Phillips's dramatic new saga of loss and discovery, of grasping and grace, and of the dreams of men and women everywhere.
Loni Ford is enjoying her rising career in a large investment firm in Washington, DC. Yet in spite of her outward success, she is privately plagued by questions of identity. Orphaned as a young child, she was raised by her paternal grandparents, and while she loves them dearly, she feels completely detached from her roots. That is until a mysterious letter arrives from a Scottish solicitor. . . .
Past and present collide in master storyteller Phillips's dramatic new saga of loss and discovery, of grasping and grace, and of the dreams of men and women everywhere.
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My Review:
The Inheritance is the kind of book I enjoy sitting on the porch to read on a beautiful spring day or snuggle into the couch with when the wind blows and the rains pour. Either way, I savored every word as the writer led me from Whales Reef on one of the incredible Shetland Islands to the lovely Pennsylvania countryside where Loni grew up. The vividness of the Scottish isles drew me in and made me want to travel there. Michael Philipps brought first-hand experience to the story through he and his wife's ventures into Scottish territory.
The Inheritance is the kind of book I enjoy sitting on the porch to read on a beautiful spring day or snuggle into the couch with when the wind blows and the rains pour. Either way, I savored every word as the writer led me from Whales Reef on one of the incredible Shetland Islands to the lovely Pennsylvania countryside where Loni grew up. The vividness of the Scottish isles drew me in and made me want to travel there. Michael Philipps brought first-hand experience to the story through he and his wife's ventures into Scottish territory.
He's also the creator of some incredible
characters in this latest saga. Plus an ancestry that spreads over more than
four generations. I especially enjoyed Loni's venture to find her own history
and her challenge to figure out what to do with it. I received this book in exchange for a fair review.
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