Playing for Pizza
A Novel
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Playing for Pizza
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Christopher Evan Welch
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Christopher Evan Welch
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John Grisham
About this listen
After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.
Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy.
The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.
Critic Reviews
“Enthralling.”—People
“This is a fish-out-of-water tale that perfectly suits Grisham’s strengths as a storyteller. . . . A feel-good story, a tale of maturing and finding your way in the world.”—USA Today
“Grisham at his best . . . a page-turner of a story.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Football in Italy? Who knew? Grisham means to have a sweet time with this story of a fallen NFL quarterback. And he does.”—New York Daily News
“A delightfully comic tale of redemption . . . deeply satisfying.”—The Boston Globe
“A winsome football fable, replete with team bonding and character-building . . . the result is a charming fish-out-of-water story.”—Publishers Weekly
“This is a fish-out-of-water tale that perfectly suits Grisham’s strengths as a storyteller. . . . A feel-good story, a tale of maturing and finding your way in the world.”—USA Today
“Grisham at his best . . . a page-turner of a story.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Football in Italy? Who knew? Grisham means to have a sweet time with this story of a fallen NFL quarterback. And he does.”—New York Daily News
“A delightfully comic tale of redemption . . . deeply satisfying.”—The Boston Globe
“A winsome football fable, replete with team bonding and character-building . . . the result is a charming fish-out-of-water story.”—Publishers Weekly
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