Calico Joe: An unforgettable novel about childhood, family, conflict and guilt, and forgiveness

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Calico Joe tells the story of Paul Tracey, a 13-year-old boy from a dysfunctional family, caught in a conflict of loyalties when his troubled baseball-playing father comes face to face with the greatest young player of his age, Joe Castle, and the terrible consequences that follow. Decades later, with his father dying, Paul decides that the tragedy of his youth must be reconciled and attempts to bring the two men together for a final meeting.

John Grisham is the author of twenty-four novels, one work of non-fiction, and one collection of short stories. His works are translated into thirty-eight languages. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.

Grisham knocks it out of the park * Washington Post * A superbly written book * Sunday Express * No one does it better than Grisham * Daily Telegraph * An enjoyable, heartwarming read * USA Today *