All the castles burned, a novel, Michael Nye
Type
Label
All the castles burned, a novel, Michael Nye
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
All the castles burned
Oclc number
985074538
Responsibility statement
Michael Nye
Sub title
a novel
Summary
When Owen Webb, the son of working-class parents, receives a scholarship to the prestigious Rockcastle Preparatory Academy, the mysterious and enigmatic Carson Bly, an upperclassman from a wealthy and powerful family, befriends him. Their friendship, deepened through a love of basketball, becomes an obsession for Owen who is desperate to avoid the growing trouble at home between his parents. When Owen's father is arrested for a shocking and unexpected crime, his family is torn apart, and Owen's anger and fear are carefully manipulated by Carson's mercurial and increasingly dangerous personality. Owen, who has fallen in love with Carson's beautiful but troubled sister, quickly finds himself caught up in a complex web of lies that threatens his once promising future