Too Good To Be True

Deception, destruction, or death
		may lurk behind offers of wealth,
		of prominence, fancy black cars,
		and life in luxurious homes.

		Grand promises made to the young,
		ambitious to rise to the top,
		may prove far too sweet to resist.
		Once in, getting out may mean death.
		
		As John Grisham’s young lawyer learned,
		if it seems too good to be true,
		     it probably is.

In Grisham’s The Firm, Mitch McDeere, fresh out of law school,
joins a small but prestigious law firm from which no one ever resigns. 
Some ARE murdered, though! This firm is really run by the Morolto 
crime family.



January 28, 2018, entered in Line Gauthier's Life Lesson from a Favourite Novel Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 2/22/2018 11:47:00 AM
Janice, congratulations on your fine podium win for your poem about this book! I also enjoyed most of Grisham's 'lawyer' novels too! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 2/22/2018 7:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Janice, well written and that saying is so true. :))
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 2/22/2018 8:08:00 AM
Thank you so much, Roy! Janice
Date: 2/21/2018 1:11:00 AM
Great write, Janice, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve~`*
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 2/21/2018 8:28:00 AM
Thanks so much, Eve! Janice
Date: 2/20/2018 5:34:00 PM
Congrats on your winner poem, Janice. Powerful lesson. Expressed with verve.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 2/20/2018 6:13:00 PM
Thanks so much, Line! And thanks for sponsoring the contest! Janice
Date: 1/30/2018 10:24:00 PM
Nuff said. Not sleeping with horse heads is preferable. :)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 1/30/2018 10:43:00 PM
Yep! Thanks, Robert. Janice
Date: 1/28/2018 8:49:00 AM
An awesome life lesson in your story Janice..I remember the movie..well written, to the point!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 1/28/2018 2:09:00 PM
Thanks so much, Vijay! Book and movie--both good, but the book is better. Janice
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