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Sleepers: A True Story When Friendship Runs Deeper Than Blood
Lorenzo Carcaterra
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Description for Sleepers: A True Story When Friendship Runs Deeper Than Blood
Paperback. Presents the story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty, violence and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. Now a major film starring Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Robert de Niro and Kevin Bacon.
Four boys - lifelong friends who shared everything - in the confines of New York City's Hell's Kitchen, content with playing as many pranks as they can without getting caught. Until one disastrous afternoon.
When a harmless scheme goes terribly wrong, the boys are left facing a year's imprisonment in the Wilkinson Home for Boys, and the beatings and abuse they find there ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099628712
SKU
V9780099628712
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Lorenzo Carcaterra
Lorenzo Carcaterra was born in New York where he still lives. He was a reporter on the New York Daily News before he wrote A Safe Place. His second book, Sleepers, became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic.
Reviews for Sleepers: A True Story When Friendship Runs Deeper Than Blood
A compulsive true story
The Times
Undeniably powerful, an enormously affecting and intensely human story
Washington Post
A brilliant, troubling, important book
Jonathan Kellerman
Compelling
USA Today
Fabulous, unbelievably good
Entertainment Weekly
The Times
Undeniably powerful, an enormously affecting and intensely human story
Washington Post
A brilliant, troubling, important book
Jonathan Kellerman
Compelling
USA Today
Fabulous, unbelievably good
Entertainment Weekly