{"product_id":"9781529368048-sooley-the-gripping-bestseller-from-john-grisham","title":"Sooley: The Gripping Bestseller from John Grisham","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: John Grisham\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 196mm, 260g, 368 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, United Kingdom, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master of plotting and pacing' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and his willingness to strike out in new directions' - \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE MAN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed by a coach taking a youth team to the United States.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ONE HOPE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If he gets through the tournament, Samuel's life will change beyond recognition. But it's the longest of long shots. His talent is raw and uncoached. There are hundreds of better-known players ahead of him. And he must leave his family behind, at least at the beginning.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ONE CHANCE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As American success beckons, devastating news reaches Samuel from home. Caught between his dream and the nightmare unfolding thousands of miles away, 'Sooley', as he's nicknamed by his classmates, must make hard choices about his future.  This quiet, dedicated boy must do what no other player has achieved in the history of his chosen game: become a legend in twelve short months.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlobal bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in this gripping and incredibly moving novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Grisham's books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex interesting people' - \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb, instinctive storyteller' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e350+ million\u003c\/b\u003e copies, \u003cb\u003e45\u003c\/b\u003e languages, 9 blockbuster films:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM\u003cp\u003eSince The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill.\n\n\n\nHis first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, written with Jim McCloskey, highlights his work with the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.\n\n\n\nHe is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.\n\n\n\nJohn lives on a farm in central Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46154803151067,"sku":"9781529368048","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7f16f74defaa4b7a85b8c9dd4448dc05.png?v=1729126853","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781529368048-sooley-the-gripping-bestseller-from-john-grisham","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}