Something Sacred - Softcover

Morgan, Rupert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553813617 ISBN 13: 9780553813616

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

Nick Carraway was once a journalist and a damn 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 first day of his trial begins, Nick reflects on how he came to be accused of killing another human being, and remembers those who played their part: Jordan Baker, the poor, persecuted transvestite; Frank Bosch, the crooked cop Nick thought he had in his pocket; Kevin O'Neil, his editor at the Daily Post; and McQueen, the Post's proprietor 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 she would be his big break, and hers would be the story that would make his name, his fortune 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 media and a beautifully written and affecting story of love, betrayal and - maybe just maybe - redemption.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553813617
• ISBN 13: 9780553813616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272