Description
"A chilling and hard-hitting first novel" - The Herald. At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. He's stuck behind the bar of a shabby pub, watching from the sidelines while everyone else makes a success of their lives. The most visible is Eve Sadler, a childhood friend and rising Hollywood star. When Campbell tries to rekindle their relationship, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him - but a single shocking night changes everything, in ways he could never have predicted. When the dust settles, Cam's life is transformed. The recognition he'd given up on is within reach - but at what cost? The Last Treasure Hunt explores our obsession with fame and celebrity with great intelligence and sly wit - it's a modern media morality tale with bite.
About the Author
Jane Alexander's short stories and creative non-fiction have been widely published in a number of anthologies and literary magazines, including Mslexia, Litro and The Orphan Leaf Review. A winner of two major national story competitions, and the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council New Writers bursary, Jane is also a lecturer in creative writing at the Open University.
Reviews
"A chilling and hard-hitting first novel." - The Herald;
"The Last Treasure Hunt quickly asserts itself as something unique...a masterclass on what happens when empathy is absent. [Jane Alexander's] debut novel marks the arrival of an important new voice." - Gutter Magazine;
"The book's strength comes in conveying how our stories morph and change in the retelling; how kernels of truth can become the hook for stories created whole-cloth. Alexander has an ear for Scottish dialogue and pleasingly descriptive prose. There's an underlying humanity being honed here as she leads Cam on his journey towards the final hunt." -- Nicola Balkind * The List *
"A fascinating character, as complex and exasperating as a real person. As he mires himself ever further into controversy, it's as gripping as a real treasure hunt. He'll stay with you long after the last clue is solved." -- Mandy Haggith
Awards
Winner of Sunday Herald's 'A Scottish Wave of Change' competition 2011 and Fiction Desk story competition 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781908643803
Author Jane Alexander
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Saraband, Inc
Publisher Saraband
About the Author
Jane Alexander's short stories and creative non-fiction have been widely published in a number of anthologies and literary magazines, including Mslexia, Litro and The Orphan Leaf Review. A winner of two major national story competitions, and the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council New Writers bursary, Jane is also a lecturer in creative writing at the Open University.
Reviews
"A chilling and hard-hitting first novel." - The Herald;
"The Last Treasure Hunt quickly asserts itself as something unique...a masterclass on what happens when empathy is absent. [Jane Alexander's] debut novel marks the arrival of an important new voice." - Gutter Magazine;
"The book's strength comes in conveying how our stories morph and change in the retelling; how kernels of truth can become the hook for stories created whole-cloth. Alexander has an ear for Scottish dialogue and pleasingly descriptive prose. There's an underlying humanity being honed here as she leads Cam on his journey towards the final hunt." -- Nicola Balkind * The List *
"A fascinating character, as complex and exasperating as a real person. As he mires himself ever further into controversy, it's as gripping as a real treasure hunt. He'll stay with you long after the last clue is solved." -- Mandy Haggith
Awards
Winner of Sunday Herald's 'A Scottish Wave of Change' competition 2011 and Fiction Desk story competition 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9781908643803
Author Jane Alexander
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Saraband, Inc
Publisher Saraband
