Crystal Rooms

by Melvyn Bragg

Young Harry, an orphan from an impoverished council estate, becomes the link between starkly contrasting worlds: north and south, the deprived and the over-privileged, the powerful and the defenceless. With this compelling story of blackmail, media politics, corrupted innocence and redemptive love, Melvyn Bragg delivers an unforgettable portrait of modern life.

Genres: Fiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 1992

About the author

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is an English author, broadcaster and media personality who, aside from his many literary endeavours, is perhaps most recognised for his work on The South Bank Show.

Bragg is a prolific novelist and writer of non-fiction, and has written a number of television and film screenplays. Some of his early television work was in collaboration with Ken Russell, for whom he wrote the biographical dramas The Debussy Film (1965) and Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1967), as well as Russell's film about Tchaikovsky, The Music Lovers (1970). He is president of the National Academy of Writing. His 2008 novel, Remember Me is a largely autobiographical story.

He is also a Vice President of the Friends of the British Library, a charity set up to provide funding support to the British Library.

Reviews

[David Highton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1992, this book uses the media industry plus some politics as it’s context for the main characters to deal with the ramifications of of an 11 year old boy abandoned in London by the boyfriend of his aunt. Well written as expected from this author.

[Lyn Cartner · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit dated, didn't much care for any of the characters so didn't bother finishing it.

[Behrooz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disturbing but sounds very realistic. Enjoyed it and after 20 years still remember it.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

A long story...but I stuck with it