Something Sacred by Rupert Morgan
Nick Carraway was once a journalist and a damned good one too. So how come he's about to take one of the longest journeys any man can make - from prison cell to court room to stand trial for murder? As the fateful first day of his trial opens, so Nick reflects, with irony and wry humour, anger and affection, on how he came to stand accused of murder, remembering those who played their part: Jordan Baker, the poor, persecuted and now dead transvestite; Frank Bosch, the crooked cop Nick thought he had in his pocket; Kevin O'Neil, his old editor at the 'Daily Post'; and McQueen, its owner and chairman of the far-reaching conglomerate InfoCorps. But above all Nick is haunted by the memory of Jamey Gatz, the beautiful, mysterious heroine of a subway shooting he so desperately believed would be his big break: the story that would make his name and change his life. And how right he was, for life would never be the same again...Confirming its author as a maverick young writer of supreme talent and invention, 'Something Sacred' is at once a searing satire on the manipulative nature of the media, and a beautifully written and affecting story of love, betrayal and - maybe just maybe - redemption.
Rupert Morgan was born in London in 1965, to Scottish parents. After university, he briefly pursued a career in advertising, but came to his senses. He subsequently bought a pre-Great War barge and became a person of No Fixed Abode. Having fallen in love with a French girl, he pursued her across the Channel in his barge and for the next eight years they travelled the waterways of Europe together. He is currently a film critic and lives on the Seine in Paris with his wife and daughter. Rupert Morgan has been a Spectator/Sunday Telegraph 'Young Writer of the Year', an Elle magazine 'Young Writer of the Year' and an Independent/Scholastic Books 'Children's Story of the Year' winner. His first novel was the acclaimed 'Let There Be Lite'. 'Something Sacred' is his second.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553813616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553813617 |
| Title | Something Sacred |
| Author | Rupert Morgan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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