Title: Where is the Justice?
Author: William F. Hill
Publisher: Inks and Bindings, LLC
ISBN: 979-8886150032
Pages: 576
Genre: Taxation / Accounting / Motivational Self-Help
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
Pacific Book Review
When it comes to defining what your country means to you, there are many things to consider; especially when it comes to the American life, or what some would consider the American Dream. Is being an American about the freedom to live life as you see fit? Is it about capitalism and politics being driving forces on the world stage? What is it about the United States that makes a person a true American? For some, that answer is two-fold: hard work, and family. And as Michael J. Fox once said, “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
In author William F. Hill’s Where is the Justice?, the author releases the 2nd edition of this book about a man who spent his entire life working to provide for his family, only to find himself burned by the bank failures of the Vermont Banks in the 1990s, as well as heinous actions by shady bank officers and questionable actions at best by the FBI and FDIC. In part a memoir and in part an examination of the banking and judicial systems of the United States federal and state governments, the author takes readers through his life, from his early years and how he got into the position he found himself, to the aftermath and beyond.
This is a truly honest, heartbreaking, and detailed non-fiction read. The author does a brilliant job of painting a vivid image of his life in the readers’ minds as the book progresses. One really insightful aspect of the book was how the author included a good section of the book to a biography inside of the memoir about his second wife, Charlotte, and her perspective on not only her life but the events that transpired. The tone and writing style really highlighted not only the author’s mentality about hard work and honesty in this life, but his insight into the injustices so many families have fallen prey to over the years at the hands of bank officers and the government who should be there to protect and help people.
The book is truly best read by those who enjoy non-fiction reads, especially non-fiction reads that combines memoir and biography style narration along with introspective looks into the financial and judicial nature of the federal and state-level governments that the author dealt with. The author’s words were not just factual but heartfelt in their delivery, and the utilization of letters, photographs, and notes from the author’s life gave the book the authenticity that the author was striving for.
Memorable, vivid, and engaging, author William F. Hill’s Where is the Justice?, is a lengthy yet captivating and mind-blowing look into one man and one family’s experiences when a successful man seeking to help others gets taken advantage of. Examining the uphill battles that his family faced, the author paints a compelling image of both the highs and lows of his own life while also raising questions of the duplicity of banks and their motivations, as well as the government officers who painted him as a villain of a situation he had no say in.
