John commented on A Painted House by John Grisham
Using his own childhood for inspiration (and leaving the lawyers behind), bestselling author John Grisham …
Luke's uncle is away fighting in the Korean War. The lower ranks of armies fighting foreign wars for reasons which are not obvious to the home population seen to be disproportionally filled with young men from rural or impoverished backgrounds, sent to fight far from home. I am reminded of the Russians being send to fight in Ukraine.