by John Grisham
I was expecting a typical lawyer, court, prosecution story full of conspiracy, thriller and suspense, but it turns out something quite different. Through a rookie journalist's eyes and along with his maturing, we come the see life - almost all aspects of it, from politics and religion to attire and food, in a small southern town in the 70's, and how the social background of the decade - vietnam, desegregation, drug, and monopolization, changed the often idyllic south. This is a story of culture, a story of humanity.
A very enlightening reading experience, but still puzzled by the title.
