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Bleachers - by John Grisham (Hardcover)

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  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A former high school football star bids farewell to his glory days in this poignant and nostalgic novel that's "as taut and twisting as a well-thrown spiral" (People).
  • About the Author: John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, and many more.
  • 176 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Sports

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A former high school football star bids farewell to his glory days in this poignant and nostalgic novel that's "as taut and twisting as a well-thrown spiral" (People).

"[Grisham] makes this football game so real that the reader can almost see and hear it."--The New York Times

High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.

Now, as Coach Rake's "boys" sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake--or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach--and himself--before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high.



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"A sure-footed storyteller with an undeniable mastery of plotting, pacing, and tone."--The New York Times Book Review

"Some of the best writing from Grisham . . . [He] makes Bleachers sing."--Los Angeles Times

"Bleachers is touching not just because of its all-American story, but because its author is so sincere in telling it that it hurts."--Boston Globe

"Engaging . . . There are echoes of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, That Championship Season, and Irwin Shaw's classic short story, The Eight-Yard Run."--USA Today

"Grisham's theme is comfortably romantic: You can go home again . . . a reminder of what an effortless storyteller Grisham can be."--Columbus Dispatch

"Grisham does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere in a small town where every store has the game schedule in the window and no one plans any other activities on Friday night."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"With the Friday-night lights shining on football fields across the country, the bleachers filled with men who would gladly trade their aching knees for one more chance to be young gridiron gladiators, Grisham's book should score big."--Orlando Sentinel

"In Bleachers, the outcome is victory."--New York Daily News

"Evocative."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"There's plenty of play-by-play in Bleachers, whole games remembered with the dead-on accuracy of passion for the sport and shared experience."--New Orleans Times-Picayune



About the Author



John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.64 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x .78 Inches (D)
Weight: .78 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Sports
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: John Grisham
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2003
TCIN: 79256325
UPC: 9780385511612
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-6739
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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