The Sleep of Reason
The James Bulger Case
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Published:2nd Nov '17
Should be back in stock very soon
The definitive book on the James Bulger case, previously published in Faber Finds, now available in a new paperback edition.
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.
ISBN: 9780571340569
Dimensions: 199mm x 128mm x 20mm
Weight: 265g
336 pages
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