However, there are several layers to it, which make it complex and relatable to a large number of readers. A farmer, his family, and a few labourers try to harvest a crop, while weather conditions turn hostile and destroy a big portion of the crop. The novel is set in the early 1950s, and the underlying story is quite simple. Eli Chandler, Luke’s grandfather, hires a bunch of Mexicans and a family of hill people, the Spruill’s, to help the Chandlers pick their cotton. A journey, in fact, from planting the seed to the harvesting of the cotton crop, and everything in between. At the heart of it, it is quite a simple story. The Painted House is a story of Luke Chandler, a seven-year-old boy, his family, and their grand old farm. The Painted House is not perfect, but it is good enough to keep you emotionally on the edge at all times. It’s that good! After reading Calico Joe a few years ago, this was the second Grisham novel, and I totally understand why he is counted among the best of this era. John Grisham may have written The Painted House in 2000, but the book will make people cry or at least choke even a hundred years from today.
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