CLEAH'S BEQUEST

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Cleah Lucky was a handful in life. In death, she is even worse. When her three estranged children gather for the reading of her will, they expect complications. They do not expect a master list of demands. Holiday gatherings. Approved menus. Required outfits. Designated games. A theme song. And a rotating custody schedule for her urn. Thanks to a legally airtight trust, they cannot collect a cent unless they cooperate. As the siblings attempt to honor their mother’s absurd instructions, resentment builds, alliances shift, and their grip on patience stretches paper thin.


 A sharp and heartfelt story about what we owe the people who raised us and the price of getting what we think we deserve.

Cleah Lucky was a handful in life. In death, she is even worse. When her three estranged children gather for the reading of her will, they expect complications. They do not expect a master list of demands. Holiday gatherings. Approved menus. Required outfits. Designated games. A theme song. And a rotating custody schedule for her urn. Thanks to a legally airtight trust, they cannot collect a cent unless they cooperate. As the siblings attempt to honor their mother’s absurd instructions, resentment builds, alliances shift, and their grip on patience stretches paper thin.


 A sharp and heartfelt story about what we owe the people who raised us and the price of getting what we think we deserve.

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About MARI MATTHIAS

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Mari Matthias lives with her spouse in Southern Washington, in the nook of the Columbia and White Salmon rivers, where deer and turkey amble through the yard. She’s run in the Hood to Coast relay six times. Cleah’s Bequest is her second novel. Her first, The Runestone’s Promise, was released by Unsolicited Press in 2022. Find more at marimatthias.com.

 
  • Genre: Fiction / Novel

    ISBN: 978-1-963115-87-1

    Publication Date: April 21, 2026