A Time to Kill: A Novel of Retribution Book 1 of 3: Jake Brigance

Grisham, John

ISBN 10: 0922066035 / ISBN 13: 9780922066032

Published by Wynwood Press,, New York, 1989

very good- in a Good+ dust jacket, orange boards, burgundy cloth, unclipped dust jacket. ($18.95), light soiling to boards, minimal browning to pages, in a dust jacket with chips and tears to the head of the spine, (now in a mylar) and a sunned spine, still readable. Seller Inventory # 50713

Synopsis:

Jake Brigance, a small-town lawyer finds his life unexpectedly changed when he agrees to represent a father accused of murdering his young daughter's rapists

Reviews: In this lively novel, Grisham explores the uneasy relationship of blacks and whites in the rural South. His treatment is balanced and humane, if not particularly profound, slighting neither blacks nor whites. Life becomes complicated in the backwoods town of Clanton, Mississippi, when a black worker is brought to trial for the murder of the two whites who raped and tortured his young daughter. Everyone gets involved, from Klan to NAACP. Grisham's pleasure in relating the byzantine complexities of Clanton politics is contagious, and he tells a good story. There are touches of humor in the dialogue; the characters are salty and down-to-earth. An enjoyable book, which displays a respect for Mississippi ways and for the contrary people who live there. Recommended.
- David Keymer, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Utica
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Bibliographic Details

Title: A Time to Kill: A Novel of Retribution Book ...
Publisher: Wynwood Press,, New York
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.