My book is The Testament, which is a fictional book, it's written by John Grisham. John Grisham was a lawyer and politician before becoming an author and currently lives between homes in Oxford, Mississippi and one in Charlottesville; he usually writes legal thrillers. The Testament, although a legal thriller, is slightly different from his other books because it also contains some adventures. The Testament is set primarily in the Pantanal in Brazil/Bolivia and several locations in Virginia; takes place in December 1996 and early 1997. The Pantanal is the largest swamp in the world; in the book it is the rainy season and an area the size of Colorado is flooded. Many small rivers all connect to one main river, the Paraguay, which in the book is a malty chocolate brown color, and there are thick shrubs, thickets and trees along the banks of the rivers. The people the book is mainly about are Nate O'Riley, Rachel Lane, Troy Phelan and his six legitimate children. Nate O'Riley is the protagonist of this book; he is an alcoholic who has been in an accident many times and has had 2 wives from whom he is divorced and is sent by Josh Stafford, Troy's former lawyer, to the Pantanal to find Rachel Lane. He falls in love with her after finding her, and also fights against the heirs (except Rachel) of Troy towards the end of the book. He is also Rachel Lane's executor after her death. I think Nate is interesting because he's an alcoholic and he's also the protagonist of the book; I also think he's interesting because of the way he talks/acts in some parts of the book (his character). The antagonists in this book are the Phelan heirs excluding Rachel. The heirs do not cause any changes... middle of the paper... The bottom line is that each heir will receive a compensation of 50 million dollars, and all the remaining money will be placed in a trust fund and used for the things Rachel has said in his will, and Nate starts leaving the Pantanal on a boat thinking it wouldn't matter if it took a month to get back. The book is mostly about Nate trying to find Rachel and protect Troy's will; I also think, although it's probably not something very important, that Nate is trying to stop falling apart and stop being an alcoholic. Works cited "John Grisham". Wikipedia.org. np, December 6, 2013. Web. December 8, 2013. Grisham, Giovanni. The Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1999. Print. “The Testament”. Wikipedia.org. np, November 15, 2013. Web. December 8, 2013. Vincent, Bev. "The Testament of John Grisham." Bevvincent.com. Bev Vincent, 2007. Web. 8 December 2013.