A review by kpickens512
Lawless: A Novel Based on a True Story by Matt Bondurant

5.0

This book was made into the film Lawless starring Shia LeBeouf as the younger brother and Tom Hardy as Forrest Bondurant. It was based on a true story of the French Canadian Bondurant family who were dealing liquor in the Virginia countryside. The story focuses on the local politicians try to extort money from the still owners, but ends up in bloodshed because Forrest lives by the creed that fear is the only thing keeping their family alive. There is also a love story between Forrest and his employee, a cook/bartender, who seduces him for her own protection after she is raped. It is a beautifully told story about family bonds and violence, and the faith that hard work is all that is needed to get ahead in life.