A Painted House
John Grisham
BoysCotton farmersMigrant laborNineteen fiftiesFarm lifeFictionLarge type booksRural families
First published2007
Languageeng
Summary
Using his own childhood for inspiration (and leaving the lawyers behind), bestselling author John Grisham sets A Painted House in 1950s rural Arkansas. During harvest time, together with hired Mexicans and hill people, seven-year-old Luke Chandler picks cotton on his family's rented 80 acres. But racial tension, a forbidden love affair, and murder cause Luke to grow up before he's ready.