![]() ![]() His “buddy” is 12 years older than himself. Second, he has no siblings, but has been raised in an all-adult household, a big frame house (NOT painted) that somehow houses himself, his parents, and his paternal grandparents. First, it is discreetly revealed up front that he is academically talented, and so having him able to analyze things that an average 7 year old cannot, becomes believable. He is wise beyond his years, but I bought the premise for two reasons. The protagonist and narrator is a seven year old boy named Luke Chandler. For those of us up north who heard in school that the cotton weevil ended cotton farming soon after the end of the Civil War, Grisham has news. This is a really strong, well-written novel, steeped in the deep South (USA) in the 1950’s. ![]() ![]() He is a fine writer, and I think he dwelt a bit too long and too timidly in the familiar swimming hole of the legal thriller. Grisham has written a wonderfully refreshing book. ![]()
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