Calico Joe: An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt, and forgiveness

Calico Joe: An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt, and forgiveness

by JohnGrisham (Author)

Synopsis

'No one does it better than Grisham' - Telegraph

A father's guilt. A son's redemption.

Thirty years have passed since eleven-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash with his childhood hero, the Cubs' golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winners emerged.

Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back. Deciding that it's time to face up to what really happened on that baseball field in 1973, father and son make their way to Calico Rock, Arkansas, where either redemption or rejection awaits them.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 03 Jan 2013

ISBN 10: 1444744666
ISBN 13: 9781444744668
Book Overview: An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt, and how a lifetime of tragedy might finally be forgiven.

Media Reviews
The best thriller writer alive -- Ken Follett
No one does it better than Grisham * Daily Telegraph *
A superbly written book which . . . deserves a place on any family bookshelf' * Sunday Express *
An enjoyable, heartwarming read * USA Today *
Author Bio

John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade, specialising in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. One day, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her assailants. Getting up at 5 a.m. every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work, Grisham spent three years on A Time to Kill and finished it in 1987.

His next novel, The Firm, spent 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and became the bestselling novel of 1991. Since then, he has written one novel a year, including The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker and The Runaway Jury.

Today, Grisham has written a collection of stories, a work of non-fiction, three sports novels, five kids' books, and many legal thrillers. His work has been translated into 42 languages. He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia.