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Title: Ford County: Stories

Other Available Formats:
Compact Disc, 2009
Paperback, 2009
Hardcover, 2010
Paperback, 2010

Synopsis
Perhaps emboldened by the success of his initial endeavor into true crime (AN INNOCENT MAN), John Grisham continues to expand his literary repertoire with his first collection of short stories. Fittingly, the stories document the various interactions of citizens in the fictional locale of Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of several of Grisham's beloved legal thrillers, where disparities, both superficial (race) and significant (class), often overwhelm the more fundamental similarities between people.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        308 Pages
Weight:        1.1 Pounds
Height:         9 Inches
Width:          5.8 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
The best-selling author returns to Ford County, Mississippi--the setting of his immensely popular first novel, A Time to Kill--in a surprising collection of stories.



Industry Reviews
"Mr. Grisham took seven of his unused plot ideas and turned each of them into a sharp, lean tale free of subplots and padding....This book begins on a light note and ends with a teary one; in between it's full of tacit suspense that hinges on the bending, breaking and subversion of Mississippi law."
(11/02/2009)
"[T]hese seven stories seem so artless that the artlessness turns into an art. They're terrifically charming, if only for this one thing: They start out at a beginning and march straight through to an end. They lack plot twists, literary surprises, authorial showing off....[Y]ou absolutely can't stop reading."
(11/06/2009)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Ford County: Stories and it was written by John Grisham. This edition of Ford County: Stories is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is November 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $24. There are 308 pages in the book and it was published by Doubleday. The 10 digit ISBN is 0385532458 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780385532457. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.