Book description
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 glory days, and Neely has come home to
Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into
an unbeatable football dynasty.
As Coach Rake's 'boys' sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming
field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old glories, and
try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake -
or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, still struggling to come to terms
with his explosive relationship with the Coach, his dreams of a great
career in the NFL, and the choices he made as a young man, the stakes
could not be higher.
John Grisham
is the author of twenty-two novels, one work of non-fiction, a
collection of short stories, and a novel for young readers. He is on the
Board of Directors for the Innocence Project in New York and is the
Chairman on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Innocence Project
at the Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
His website is www. johngrisham. co. uk
