![]() I can strongly encourage you… encourage you to spend some time together. I wanted a clause that made the two of you marry to get the property, but Conner said I couldn’t do that. In a video accompanying her will, Pearl explains to Jill and Garrett, Jill’s ex-boyfriend: The best part of the novel is grandmother Pearl’s charming, ghostly presence, not only through her loved ones’ memories and her family recipes, but also through her will. Then again, I’ve read equally unbelievable stories in the news, so maybe Jill is in good company. Second, the villains of the story and their interaction with the main character are unrealistic e.g., it’s particularly hard to believe that Jill, the protagonist, would be so naïve. ![]() First, the protagonist’s brief assertion that Ecuadorian culture is “primitive” is jarring. ![]() Sweet Tea and Secrets is interesting enough to read cover to cover, despite two small issues. “Dead hand control” through a will is a pretty good plot device, though, and author Nancy Naigle uses it effectively in Sweet Tea and Secrets, a novel that strains credulity at points but ends up being a pleasant read. Quite frankly, I found the subject boring and could barely make heads or tails of all the “fees” (which I referred to as “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum”) and the Rule Against Perpetuities. ![]() I haven’t thought about wills, trusts, and estates since my 1L property class and the bar exam. ![]()
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