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Ford County (short story collection)
2009 novella collection by John Grisham
Ford County is a collection of novellas by John Grisham. His first collection of stories, it was published by Doubleday in the United States in 2009.[1]
The book contains 7 short stories or novellas:[2] "Blood Drive"; "Fetching Raymond"; "Fish Files"; "Casino"; "Michael's Room"; "Quiet Haven"; and "Funny Boy".
Plot summaries
[edit]"Blood Drive"
[edit]A young man named Bailey is injured in a construction accident in Memphis. His plight is publicized and three young men–Aggie, Calvin and Roger–decide to drive there to donate blood to him. Roger, an alcoholic, insists they stop at a gas station so he can purchase beer; he tells several stories about Memphis strip clubs, stimulating Aggie and Calvin's curiosity. They are nearly arrested for drunk driving by a sheriff's deputy and nearly shot by a homeowner. Arriving in Memphis, the three decide to hit up one of Roger's favor
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John Grisham
John Ray Grisham Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is an Americanpolitician, lawyer, and writer.
Biography and career
[change | change source]He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father worked as a construction worker and a cottonfarmer. After moving often, the family settled in 1967 in the town of Southaven in dem Soto County, Mississippi, and he graduated from Southaven High School. Young Grisham loved to read. In 1977, Grisham received a degree from Mississippi State University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. After leaving lag school, he entered a small-town general law practice for nearly 10 years in Southaven, MS where he paid a lot of attention on criminallaw and civil law.
In 1983, he was elected as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served until 1990. During this time, he continued his private lag practice in Southaven.
In 1984 at the dem Soto County courthouse in
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John Grisham
American writer (born 1955)
"Grisham" redirects here. For other people with the name, see Grisham (surname). For other uses, see Grisham (disambiguation).
John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955)[1][2] is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide.[3] Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.[4][5]
Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to