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Search - A Painted House
| A Painted House Author: Rating: |
Subjects:Other Versions: Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD
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| ISBN-13: 9780440237228 ISBN-10: 044023722X Publisher: Dell Publication Date: 12/2001 Pages: 480 Book Type: Paperback |
Book Description:
Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers — and two very dangerous men — came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke’s world.
A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A beautiful young woman ignites forbidden passions. A fatherless baby is born ... and someone has begun furtively painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run-down structure in gleaming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives — and change his family and his town forever....
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5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I usually am not a big fan of John Grisham, only because I don't really like legal thrillers. This, however, is completely different from anything else that I have seen written by him. It kind of reminded me of both Huck Finn and Grapes of Wrath. It is definately one of the best books I have ever read. I have recommended this book to all of my friends and family because it really did surprise me by being such a great book!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wonderful ... nice to know Grisham CAN write about life outside the courtroom.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
nice story - hadn't read this author in a while and was surprised it was a different kind of story from the usual legal lawyer type books - story about southern family
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Different from his other works. Where are the attorneys & evil money grubbers?? Still a good book and it reads fairly quickly.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a fantastic book. It is the only book I have ever read by Grisham, but I have been told it is very different from his other works. What I like most about this book is that it is an adult novel told through the eyes of a young boy.
Jayne M. from ST PETERSBURG, FL wrote on 7/24/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a great book set in Ark. around 1950.Deals with growing up on a farm,trying to make a living.loved it
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I've been caught a million times boo-hooing like a baby while watching a movie. Very rarely do I actually cry when reading a book. I'm so glad I finished this book while by myself because I sobbed like I'd lost my best friend. It was a wonderful book and I loved each and every moment of it.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Being a John Grisham novel, this story was off the beaten path of his usual fare of Law and the Justice System but a well written story and interesting nonetheless.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Different than Grisham's usual books, but I really enjoyed the story through the eyes of a 7 year old. The world can look quite different.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A welcome change from courtroom drama. It is wonderfully written, as is any John Grisham book, yet done in an entirely different style. An enjoyable easy read.
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Kathryn L. from COLLEGE STA, TX wrote on 5/19/2008...Another in the long line of Grisham legal thrillers. Takes place in 1952, in the Arkansas Delta, around the cotton farm of Luke Chandler. Good dialogue, good sense of Americana.
Michelle H. (very well written, feels like you are really there at the scene
A thriller authored by the writer who has yet to have an uninteresting book, and this is no exception.
JoAnne M. from ANN ARBOR, MI wrote on 4/17/2007...Great author.
Wanda T. from CHESAPEAKE, OH wrote on 4/11/2007...John Grisham always writes good mystery novels
CR F. from LYNCHBURG, VA wrote on 4/10/2007...Until that September of 1952, luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers-and two very dangerous men-came through the Arkansas Delta to work the Chandler cotton farm. And suddenly mysteries are flooding Luke's world. A brutal murder leaves the town seething in gossip and suspicion. A fatherless baby is born..and someone has been furtively begun painting the bare clapboards of the Chandler farmhouse, slowly, painstakingly, bathing the run down structure in gleaming white. And as young Luke watches the world around him, he unravels secrets that could shatter lives-and change his family and town forever....
Great story about a 7 year old Arkansas boy and life on a cotton farm.
Great reading.
Amy B. from WEST CHESTER, PA wrote on 4/1/2007...very intersting read