Calico Joe - John Grisham

In this surprising and quite moving novel, the careers of a golden-boy rookie for the Cubs and a hard-throwing Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it's what happens off the field that may well see Calico Joe become a classic.

 Calico Joe tells the story of Paul Tracey, a 13-year-old boy from a dysfunctional family, caught in a conflict of loyalties when his troubled baseball-playing father comes face to face with the greatest young player of his age, Joe Castle, and the terrible consequences that follow.

Decades later, with his father dying, Paul decides that the tragedy of his youth must be reconciled and attempts to bring the two men together for a final meeting.

Quite different to Grisham's earlier books, but equally as compelling even for someone like me who doesn't follow or understand baseball!

 About the Author

 John Grisham is the author of twenty-four novels, one work of non-fiction, and one collection of short stories. His works are translated into thirty-eight languages and he has sold over 250 million books worldwide. John Grisham was awarded the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction 2011, an accolade given annually to a published work of fiction that best exemplifies the positive role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change. He divides his time between Virginia and Mississippi.


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