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Sooley

The Gripping Bestseller from John Grisham
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Sooley by John Grisham is a gripping story about a young Sudanese basketball player named Samuel Sooleymon. After earning a scholarship to play in the United States, Samuel faces numerous challenges and personal struggles while striving to make it in the competitive world of collegiate basketball. This novel combines elements of sports drama and emotional depth, showcasing Sooley's determination and resilience.
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You might like this book if you enjoy stories that combine thrilling sports drama with heartfelt personal journeys, all set against a backdrop of global conflict. John Grisham weaves a compelling tale about resilience, ambition, and the transformative power of basketball.

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Sooley

The moving and gripping new blockbuster novel from international bestseller John Grisham.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A master of plotting and pacing' - New York Times

'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and his willingness to strike out in new directions' - Entertainment Weekly

ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND.

ONE MAN

Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. It may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed by a coach taking a youth team to the United States.

ONE HOPE

If he gets through the tournament, Samuel's life will change beyond recognition. But it's the longest of long shots. His talent is raw and uncoached. There are hundreds of better-known players ahead of him. And he must leave his family behind, at least at the beginning.

ONE CHANCE

As American success beckons, devastating news reaches Samuel from home. Caught between his dream and the nightmare unfolding thousands of miles away, 'Sooley', as he's nicknamed by his classmates, must make hard choices about his future. This quiet, dedicated boy must do what no other player has achieved in the history of his chosen game: become a legend in twelve short months.

Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in this gripping and incredibly moving novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.

'Grisham's books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex interesting people' - The Washington Post

'A superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:

NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

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Sooley has been praised for its emotional impact, compelling plot, and Grisham's characteristic engaging and fast-paced writing style, making it difficult to put down.

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ISBN: 9781529368048

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Beginning with The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published at least one #1 bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Ten have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time To Kill. His Theodore Boone series for young readers is now in development at Netflix. An avid sports fan, he has written two novels about football, one about baseball, and in 2021 he published Sooley, a story set in the world of college basketball. His lone work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries. He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize For Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award For Fiction. When he's not writing, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his recent fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice systems. A graduate of Mississippi State University and Ole Miss Law School, he lives on a farm in central Virginia, around the corner from the youth baseball complex he built in 1996. He still serves as its Commissioner.

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