Description
| Product ID: | 9780571340569 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Sleep of Reason |
| Subtitle: | The James Bulger Case |
| Authors: | Author: David James Smith |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill. Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-11-02 |
