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A Painted House

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AN AMERICAN CLASSIC FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING MASTER OF LEGAL THRILLERS

In rural Arkansas, seven-year-old farm boy Luke Chandler lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents.

When the cotton is ready to be harvested, the Chandlers hire a group of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.

For six weeks the group pick cotton, battling the heat, rain, fatigue, and sometimes each other. During this time, Luke sees and hears things no seven-year-old should witness.

Can he keep the secrets that could threaten his family's business and change their lives forever?

A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience, drawn from the personal experience of legendary legal thriller author John Grisham.

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PRAISE FOR JOHN GRISHAM:

'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent

'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult

'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett

'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph

'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times

'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' - Daily Record

'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' - Mirror

'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut

Editions (3)

ISBN9780099537021
PublisherDK
Publication Date05/26/11
Pages480

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  • fredybader1966
    fredybader1966

    279 Followers

    5.0

    Sehr gut geschriebener Roman von John Grisham.

    Sehr autentisch geschriebener Roman über das Leben auf einer Baumwollfarm. Intrigen, Morde, Liebe und die Launen der Natur werden spannen beschrieben. Empfehlenswert

    Mar 24, 2025

  • frollein_annika
    frollein_annika

    29 Followers

    3.0

    Ich kanns nicht glauben, dass ich 463 Seiten über die Baumwollernte gelesen hab. Mr. Grisham was war die Intention zu diesem Buch?

    Apr 11, 2025

  • michi1991
    michi1991

    15 Followers

    5.0

    Ein besonderes Buch

    Man braucht ca 100 Seiten um rein zu kommen, aber irgendwann sind mir die Charaktere ans Herz gewachsen John Grisham ist ein guter Geschichtenerzähler

    May 23, 2026

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