Gray Mountain: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385366515 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 6 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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And she learns that Brady, like most small towns, harbors some big secrets.Her new job takes Samantha into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, rules are ignored, regulations are flouted, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack from Big Coal. Violence is always just around the corner, and within weeks Samantha finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.. Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the town’s legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to “help real people with real problems.” For the first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge, and receives threats from locals who aren’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town. John Grisham has a new hero and she’s full of surprises The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the “lucky” associates. She’s offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that she’d get her old job back.In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Br
There's a mystery, but that's a minor portion of the story. “An important new novel . Grisham’s work—always superior entertainment—is evolving into something more serious, more powerful, more worthy of his exceptional talent.” —Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post “John Grisham makes a powerful closing argument against Big Coal, but the message never obscures a satisfying, old fashioned, good guy-bad guy legal thriller.” —Christian Science Monitor &ldquo
Frances said Boring and depressing. I only read part of this book. I generally love John Grsham's books but this was too depressing for me. The problems discussed in this book concerning the coal industry and how it treats its employees and is destroying the mountain landscape and life forms is waaaaaaay too true and I just can'. A good story. A lot of potential but much of it unrealized. I'll still be a die hard buyer of each of his new releases. DJF007 A decent enough story by Grisham but not nearly in his top tier. The way this one ended I kept thinking maybe there was going to be another chapter - but unfortunately not. I liked his female lead even though I thought he could have developed her character much more. This story came across mor. "Grisham does it again--this time with a prevalent problem" according to Patricia S. Burgess. Grisham has done it again! This time his plot foundation is strip mining in West Virginia. The characters he creates to expose this horrendous environmental problem are very real and fit the situation perfectly. The tension created by pitting sophisticated city life and career with rural livin
JOHN GRISHAM is the author of twenty-seven novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and four novels for young readers. doubledayjgrishamfacebook/JohnGrisham