Farther's Will

Four of the five children of Stephan Howard Hammond lived fairly successful lives. One of them, Edwin was driven and excelled in his career as a university professor. Yet, like the others, he knew that some day he would inherit millions from his father who owned a multi-million Rand company. The story began at the death of Stephan Howard Hammond and the reading of his will. The first person story teller, a fifth child, takes us back to the past and gives the background of the children and then proceeds to a time years after the death of their father to the point where they all have squandered the millions they inherited, just as their father predicted.
Having watched his children over the years, Hammond knew they would waste the money, but still loving them, he had to do something to save them and prevent them from financial disaster. He found someone whom he learned to trust completely to take over his company before his death, to save the company and at the same time ensure a stable future for the children and grand children. There are a few twists and surprises that keeps the pages turning as the storyteller, Francine Hammond, a fifth child, keeping her eyes on the will of the Father in Heaven experiences changes in her life that affects everyone.