A Painted House is a novel by John Grisham. It was published in 2001. This paperback first edition is in good condition. A coming of age story set in rural Arkansas in 1952.

The gripping thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge's List.

In rural Arkansas, seven-year-old farm boy Luke Chandler lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents.

When the cotton is ready to be harvested, the Chandlers hire a group of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.

For six weeks the group pick cotton, battling the heat, rain, fatigue, and sometimes each other. During this time, Luke sees and hears things no seven-year-old should witness.

Can he keep the secrets that could threaten his family's business and change their lives forever?