From Publishers Weekly
Returning to the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill, longtime bestseller Grisham presents seven short stories about the residents of Ford County, Miss. Each story explores different themes-mourning, revenge, justice, acceptance, evolution-but all flirt with the legal profession, the staple of (former attorney) Grisham's oeuvre. Fans will be excited to settle back into Grisham's world, and these easily digestible stories don't disappoint, despite their brevity. Full of strong characters, simple but resonant plotlines, and charming Southern accents, this collection is solid throughout; though his literary aspirations may seem quaint, Grisham succeeds admirably in his crowd-pleasing craft while avoiding pat endings or oversimplifying (perhaps best exemplified in "Michael's Room," which finds a lawyer facing the consequences of successfully defending a doctor against a malpractice suit). As always, Grisham balances his lawyerly preoccupations with a deep respect for his undereducated and overlooked characters.

Bookray

Starting a bookray for this book. Please PM me if interested in joining. Bookray will remain open until last person has the book.

Participants so far:

. JerrilynnL from Colorado, USA (US/Canada only)
. faramir10 from Texas, USA (US/Canada only)
. southernfryed from South Carolina, USA (US only)

Return to me for overseas shipping:
. perryfran

. akosikulot from the Philippines (International)<----Asked to be skipped
. kirstykat from the UK (EU only)<----Asked to be skipped

Note: Order is subject to change based on shipping preferences and others joining the bookray.

How the bookray works:
* Someone will PM you for your address, PM them back and provide your address
* When you receive the book, please make a journal entry letting everyone know that you received it
* Put the book at the top of your TBR pile (under other rings/rays that arrived first)
* Read the book (take your time and enjoy the book, don't feel rushed to finish it but try to get it out to next reader within a couple of months)
* When the end is in sight, check the book's journal and PM the next person to get their address
* Finish the book, make another journal entry and let everyone know what you thought of the book
* Send the book to the next person on the list (please use the cheapest shipping method available), make release notes (Controlled Release) or journal entry to let everyone know that it's in the mail
* Last person on the ray can wild release or pass it on to another bookcrosser as a RABCK, etc.

Please feel free to PM me at any time with questions


Bookray is now complete. Thanks everyone for participating!

I hadn't read a Grisham novel in some time but after reading this collection of stories, I may seek out more of his work. I thought these stories were all superb! The stories were full of strong characters, great story lines, humor and some unexpected twists. I enjoyed every one of them immensely and would whole-heartedly recommend this collection. I know when I have read story collections in the past, some of them may be good but others don't quite hit the mark - not the case with this collection.

Will be sending this off on a bookray. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did.

Sending to Jerrilyn in CO to start this bookray. Enjoy!

Safely received. Thanks for sharing!

A great collection of short stories - some funny, some sad, all very entertaining peek into Ford County, Mississippi.

Sending on to faramir10.

off to faramir10 in TX

Oops!! I received this about a week ago and forgot to journal it. I'm about 3/4 of the way finished with it. It's pretty good. I'm enjoying it.

Finished this today. It's going in the mail to the next person. My favorite story was Fish Files.

This book arrived in my mailbox today along with another book. I look forward to reading this one, I've heard good things about it. I have another bookring to read first.

2/9/2011
Maybe it's just me, but I'm not enjoying this book. I am about to do something that I don't usually do and that is quit on a book but I started this book 4 days ago and reading it is like pulling teeth. I will get this book back in the mail.

dropped in the mail

Received in today's mail. This one will have a short visit at home before being sent overseas. Thanks everyone who has participated in this ray so far.

Update: The 2 overseas participants asked to be skipped so this ray is now complete.

RABCK to jmsmom in Newalla, Oklahoma. Enjoy!

Book arrived today. Thanks so much.

An ok read. I liked some of the stories more than others.

Merry Christmas!

Got this in the mail today from JMSMOM - thank you. Merry Christmas

Liked most of the stories in this book. I'm planning to release this book in Dublin, Ireland, in July.

Left the book in the zone - enjoy.