I am reviewing the coming of age drama A Painted House by John Grisham which is a very good book that I bought from a car boot sale. This story is about a young boy growing up on a cotton plantation in Arkansas. It’s well after the Civil War in the 1950’s so there are no slaves just workers but they aren’t that better off. His best friend is lieaving school and faces the draft to fight in Korea. He is fed up with school. There is also a death when a supervisor tries to treat the a worker unfairly and 2 others come to his aid. They also have to paint the unpainted house they live in. This seems illogical to the young lad when they should be bringing in the crops. They have neither the time or money to spend on decorating. Also a family of relatives come from Mississippi to Arkansas to live and need their help. There is also a battle between Grunt who is deaf and dumb and weighs 300 pounds and a wrestler who wants to take on any member of the public at the circus for a fee of course.This book is around 450 pages so is a decent length. It is quite a nice story regarded by some as one of Grisham’s best. I did enjoy it and do recommend it.
