Bleachers
A Novel
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Bleachers
Narrated by:
John Grisham
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Narrated by:
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John Grisham
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John Grisham
About this listen
“[Grisham] makes this football game so real that the reader can almost see and hear it.”—The New York Times
High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.
Now, as Coach Rake’s “boys” sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake—or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach—and himself—before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high.
What the critics say
“A sure-footed storyteller with an undeniable mastery of plotting, pacing, and tone.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Some of the best writing from Grisham . . . [He] makes Bleachers sing.”—Los Angeles Times
“Bleachers is touching not just because of its all-American story, but because its author is so sincere in telling it that it hurts.”—Boston Globe
“Engaging . . . There are echoes of Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, That Championship Season, and Irwin Shaw’s classic short story, The Eight-Yard Run.”—USA Today
“Grisham’s theme is comfortably romantic: You can go home again . . . a reminder of what an effortless storyteller Grisham can be.”—Columbus Dispatch
“Grisham does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere in a small town where every store has the game schedule in the window and no one plans any other activities on Friday night.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“With the Friday-night lights shining on football fields across the country, the bleachers filled with men who would gladly trade their aching knees for one more chance to be young gridiron gladiators, Grisham’s book should score big.”—Orlando Sentinel
“In Bleachers, the outcome is victory.”—New York Daily News
“Evocative.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“There’s plenty of play-by-play in Bleachers, whole games remembered with the dead-on accuracy of passion for the sport and shared experience.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Some of the best writing from Grisham . . . [He] makes Bleachers sing.”—Los Angeles Times
“Bleachers is touching not just because of its all-American story, but because its author is so sincere in telling it that it hurts.”—Boston Globe
“Engaging . . . There are echoes of Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, That Championship Season, and Irwin Shaw’s classic short story, The Eight-Yard Run.”—USA Today
“Grisham’s theme is comfortably romantic: You can go home again . . . a reminder of what an effortless storyteller Grisham can be.”—Columbus Dispatch
“Grisham does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere in a small town where every store has the game schedule in the window and no one plans any other activities on Friday night.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“With the Friday-night lights shining on football fields across the country, the bleachers filled with men who would gladly trade their aching knees for one more chance to be young gridiron gladiators, Grisham’s book should score big.”—Orlando Sentinel
“In Bleachers, the outcome is victory.”—New York Daily News
“Evocative.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“There’s plenty of play-by-play in Bleachers, whole games remembered with the dead-on accuracy of passion for the sport and shared experience.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune
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