That plan changes pretty fucking fast, though, when a leg-breaker for a local loan shark comes ‘round and informs Hal that if she doesn’t come up with money immediately things aren’t going to go well for her. And Hal knows it.Īware that this is a mix up, and moral - even to a fault at times - Hal plans to inform the lawyer of his mistake. Also, family secrets cause so much pain and they have to be addressed in order for healing to finally start – which is what ends up happening in this book.Hester Westaway isn’t Hal’s grandmother. Westaway wanted to do the right thing by her daughter but still not hurt her most beloved son so she left all her money to Hal. Warren because she knows most of the truth even though she (Mrs. Ezra attempts to kill Hal because she was figuring out the truth and he kills Mrs. Ezra then kills Maud so she will not tell Hal that Ezra is her dad and that she suspects that Ezra killed her mom (Maggie). Ezra killed Maggie because she came back asking for money to raise his infant daughter. Self-preservation – Hal found an opportunity to make some money by inheriting some money and she ran to take it.

Westaway loved her son Ezra and never turned him in. Love – Maud loved her friend Maggie so later on when Maggie does not come back, Maud raises Maggie’s daughter as her own. The pregnancy was the shame.įriendship – Maggie and Maud are good friends and runaway together so that they can have a good life away from Mrs. This was done in the hopes that Maggie would tell her who the baby’s father was.

Westaway locked Maggie up when she found out that she was pregnant. It is important to note that Hal does not know who her father is.įamily shame – Mrs. Westaway had a daughter named Maud (she’s also Ezra’s twin sister) who left years ago and no one knows where she is. Westaway disowned him years ago and he was not surprised that he got nothing in the will.

Abel is gay and his partner is Edward Ashby so Mrs. Westaway left nothing for her sons – Abel, Ezra and Harding. Westaway’s grandchildren and maid are given money and the rest of the estate is given to Hal! Mrs. Hal believes that the letter was not meant for her but she decides to play along so that she can get a little money to help with her debt. Westaway) recently passed away and left Hal some money so Hal should go there for the reading of the will. Treswick tells Hal that her grandmother (Mrs. One day she receives a letter from a lawyer named Mr. Hal is really struggling financially and she sees no way out. Hal’s mom (named Maggie) died three years ago after she was hit by a car in front of their apartment and the person left the scene. Hal took over her mom’s tarot reading booth on Brighton Beach.

Harriet “Hal” Westaway is a 21 year old college dropout trying to make enough money to afford to pay for her apartment, pay off her loan shark and to eat.

Summary of the death of mrs westaway