| El Secreto de Gray Mountain / Gray Mountain: (Spanish-Language Edition) Contributor(s): Grisham, John (Author), Iriarte, Eduardo (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1101910763 ISBN-13: 9781101910764 Publisher: Vintage Espanol OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Legal - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: La nueva hero na de Grisham es una caja de sorpresas. Hace una semana Samantha Kofer trabajaba en una prestigiosa firma de abogados de Nueva York. Ahora trabaja gratis en una asesor a legal para clientes sin recursos en una peque a ciudad de Virginia. La ca da de Lehman Brothers supuso para ella la p rdida del trabajo, de la seguridad y del futuro. Su mundo no tiene nada que ver con su vida pasada de peces gordos y bonos desorbitados. En la actualidad se enfrenta a clientes reales con problemas reales en las tierras del carb n, donde la ley es diferente y defender la verdad significa poner en peligro la vida. Su nuevo jefe se dedica a demandar a las compa as mineras por los destrozos medioambientales que est n devastando la comarca, y mucha gente lo odia por ello. La vida de Samantha ha dado un giro de 180 grados. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track--until the recession hits and she is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired. In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Samantha's new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals aren't so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal. Praise for Gray Mountain: " An] important new novel . . . superior entertainment."--The Washington Post "Powerful . . . a satisfying, old-fashioned, good guy/bad guy legal thriller."--The Christian Science Monitor "Yes, Gray Mountain is fiction. But after reading the book, you'll believe heroic action must be taken."--USA Today "Grisham has written one of his best legal dramas."--Associated Press |