Love Poems

In his new memoir, award-winning author John Grisham writes about his life and the forces that shaped him. Hailing from Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the country, Grisham was the first member of his family to attend college, attending law school at Ole Miss. After graduating, he founded a small firm with a classmate; in time this grew into a full-service regional practice, representing large local companies and offering routine legal services to families and individuals. In many respects, this is a common American story—an account of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks by all conventional definitions—and yet, there is so much more to it than that. Grisham takes us back to his childhood, evoking an unforgettable cast of characters and vividly recreating a place (and time) where right and wrong seem painfully clear, where hard work is valued above all else, and were doing what's right is as natural as breathing.