The Deed av Susannah Begbie

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<p><b>MEET THE EDWARDS FAMILY</b><br><br>Tom Edwards is dying, and cranky. He''s made his peace with the dying part. But he''d bet his property - the whole ten thousand acres of it - that there''d be no wailing at his funeral. His kids wouldn''t be able to chop down a tree, let alone build a coffin to bury him in. <br><br>Then Tom has an idea ... <br><br>Christine is furious, David ashen-faced, and Sophie distracted. Only Jenny listens carefully as Vince Barton, of Barton & Sons, reads their father''s will. Either they build his coffin - in four days - or they lose their inheritance. All of it.<br><br><b>A perceptive and unforgettable debut novel, <i>The Deed</i> explores the messy, sometimes volatile, complications that only the best and worst of family can bring. Sometimes greed <i>can</i> be good. </b><br><br>''Splendidly told through a rich layering of characterisation . . . Funny, heartfelt and unforgettable'' <b>SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE</b><br><br>''From its richly evoked rural landscap