How awesome does this book sound? And I never even liked Grisham …
American Chronicle: New John Grisham Book Features Football in Italy
However, in his new book, Playing for Pizza, Grisham departs from his usual style of writing to tell the story of a fictional NFL quarterback who winds up in a small town in northern Italy playing, of all things, American football!
When third string quarterback Rick Dockery single-handedly blows a 17-point lead and loses a playoff game in the final minutes, he is released by the Cleveland Browns, run out of town and is also being sought in a paternity suit by one of the team’s cheerleaders. He needs to disappear for a while, so his agent finds him a spot on an American football team in Italy.
He joins the Parma Panthers, a team in a league called NFL Italy, and learns that the Italians have a real passion for the American game. The fullback on the team is a judge in Parma and the team’s center owns a local eatery along with his brother.
