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The Last Will And Testament Of Henry Hoffman![]() Stock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionWhen their reclusive father, Henry, shoots himself, the lives of three brilliant and unconventional siblings are upended. His daughter Eleanor finds a will: Henry has left his entire estate to a mystery woman. Hiding this from her brother and sister, Eleanor sets out to uncover the confronting truth about her father's past. ReviewsTerrific storytelling. I could not put it down. And the legal bits are completely, brutally, plausible. -- Julian Burnside John Tesarsch’s impressive novel moves between the bushfire-threatened outskirts of Melbourne to wartime Vienna and San Francisco during the global financial crisis, in a search for resolution of a family crisis that reveals the deeper crises of our volatile times. It is a vivid and engaging work. -- Brenda Walker Author descriptionJohn Tesarsch is a writer and barrister. He used to be a professional cellist based in Vienna, but had to give up music due to a debilitating allergy to the rosin used on cello bows. He returned to Melbourne to study Law and became a barrister, then was diagnosed with tongue cancer and spent a year undergoing extensive treatments. His first novel, The Philanthropist, was published in 2010 and received much critical acclaim. |