Description
When third-string quarterback Rick Dockery delivers the worst performance in NFL history during a nationally televised game, his career implodes overnight and he becomes a national laughingstock. Desperate to stay in the game he loves, Rick accepts an unlikely offer to become a starting quarterback for the Parma Panthers—an American football team in Italy—despite knowing nothing about the country, the language, or the sport's place in Italian culture. What begins as a temporary refuge from professional humiliation transforms into an unexpected journey of redemption, cultural discovery, and personal reinvention. Grisham's trademark blend of humor and heart shines through as Rick navigates the charms and challenges of small-town Italy while learning that sometimes life's greatest opportunities come from our most embarrassing failures. A lighthearted departure from the author's legal thrillers, this novel celebrates second chances and the universal power of sport to connect us across borders.
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hardcover
Doubleday
Published Sep 24, 2007
272 pages
ISBN: 9780385525008
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First Published
2007
Language
eng
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