The Will of Wisteria

by Denise Hildreth
Dakota County Library, paperback, 337 pages

The four adult children of Clayton Wilcott are selfish people. When he finds faith in his old age but fails to reconcile with his children, he changes his substantial will so that each one must work for free for a year to earn their share of the inheritance.

At the start of the book, I didn't enjoy it much because all four "kids" were so reprehensible. As the story moved along, though, it was interesting to see what opened their eyes (except Will). I especially liked how the siblings got to know one another as adults. Jeffery's transformation as a father (mostly because of 8 y.o. Matthew) was the most amazing. Mary Catherine's teaching stint didn't seem quite as realistic . . . she went from not having a clue to being a master teacher in the course of one school year. I just don't see that.

Jeanne