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September 1952, The cotton is almost ready in the fields
of Arkansas. The harvest will soon begin' Luke Chandler
is a seven-year'-old who lives with his family in a small'
unpainted house on rented land. In the next six weeks'
the Chandlers and a hired band of hill people and Mexicans
must bring in the cotton that is their livelihood and the
guarantee of their survival on the land
Soon heat, rain, fatigue' a killing and the unravelling of
a family secret threaten to destroy the Chandler's hopes
and will transport Luke abruptly from childhood
innocence to experience'
''A beguiling and gracefully constructed novel' Sunday Times
'John Grisham's pared-down' colloquial prose" 'is at
times reminiscent of Hemingway' A tale told by
a craftsman with skill and assurance' Spectator. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a price sticker on a book, please ignore it.
