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

By: John Grisham

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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.What readers are saying about CALICO JOE'Hooked from start to finish' - 5 STARS'Riveting' - 5 STARS'A delicious meal of a book!' - 5 STARS 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781444744675
Related ISBNs:: 9781444744668
Publisher:: Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Addition:: 07/12/21
Copyrighted By:: Belfry Holdings, Inc
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.