Really in the works of john grisham
Really in the works of john grishamJohn Grisham incorporates many reality-based ideas into his novels. He uses experiences from his own life as plots in his novels. Many of his novels are from actual experiences portrayed in life today. Grisham uses his knowledge and experiences as a courtroom lawyer to create realistic novels that capture his readers' attention. John Grisham combines his knowledge as a lawyer and his talent as a writer to become one of the best selling authors of the decade.
John Grisham was born on February 8, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His mother was a homemaker, and his father a construction worker. As a child, Grisham wanted to play either professional baseball or professional baseball. He gave up the football dream early, but the baseball dream lasted through college. After a few years of trying his baseball career out, he realized baseball was not for him. He then shifted his gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University (http://www.random house.com/features/grisham/about.html). He then attended law school at the University of Mississippi. He graduated in 1981, the
same year in which he married Renee Jones, who then became Renee Grisham.
John Grisham then began to practice law in Southaven, Mississippi for nearly a decade. He specialized in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In 1983 he was elected to the Mississippi Sate House of Representatives. He served in the House of Representatives until 1990.
While at Mississippi State University, he attempted to write two books, neither of which he finished. In 1984 he began to write a third book. He used his experience at Dessoto County Courthouse (http://www.randomhouse.com/features/grisham/about.html) to write this book. The testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim inspired Grisham to write a novel. After three years of grueling work on A Time to Kill his first book was completed. Initially rejected by many publishers, it was eventually bought by Wychwood Press, who gave it modest five thousand copy printing and published in 1988 (http://www.randomhouse.com/features/grisham/about.html).
The success, although only slight, spiked Grisham's new writing hobby. As he began his next book, that hobby turned into a full time career. Grisham has gone on to be recognized as one of the worlds's best selling novelists (http://www.olemiss.edu/debts/English/ms-writers/dir/grisham_john/). The Firm stayed for 47 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. The Firm became the best selling novel of 1991 (http://www.randomhouse.com/ features/grisham/about.html). Several other of his novels began to reach number one on the New York Times Best Seller List. In fact, currently, there are over 60 million John Grisham Books printed all over the world.
John Grisham, with wife Renee of 16 years, has 2 children, Ty and Shelia. Ty and Shelia are 13 and 11, respectively. The family currently lives in two locations, a Victorian home in...
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