Sooley by John Grisham in Paperback

 

John Grisham always had a childhood dream of becoming a professional baseball player. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he spent close to a decade practicing law, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. However, after hearing the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim, Grisham was inspired to write a novel exploring the possibility of the girl's father taking revenge on her attackers. He dedicated three years to writing A Time to Kill, waking up at 5 a.m. every day before heading off to work. The novel was a success and was followed by The Firm, which spent 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and became the top selling book of 1991. Since then, Grisham has been writing one novel a year, including popular titles such as The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, and The Runaway Jury. He has also written children's books, a work of non-fiction,