Truth Like the Sun
Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on January 22, 2013. This 272-page novel explores the political landscape of Seattle through a cat-and-mouse story set in two distinct eras: the 1962 World’s Fair and the city’s transformation during the Microsoft boom in 2001. The narrative centers on Roger Morgan, the mastermind behind the fair, who, at seventy, seeks to reclaim Seattle’s former glory by running for mayor, while reporter Helen Gulanos investigates his past and the source of his enduring influence.
Readers will find a richly woven tale that delves into urban intrigue, backroom deals, and the complexities of ambition and power. The story juxtaposes the idealism of the early 1960s with the pragmatic realities of the early 2000s, revealing the aspirations that shape communities. As Helen uncovers the layers of Morgan’s character—from a charismatic promoter to a revered public figure—this novel presents a nuanced exploration of political and historical themes within the context of Seattle’s evolving identity.
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A classic and hugely entertaining political novel, the cat-and-mouse story of urban intrigue in Seattle both in 1962, when Seattle hosted the World’s Fair, and in 2001, after its transformation in the Microsoft gold rush.
Larger than life, Roger Morgan was the mastermind behind the fair that made the city famous and is still a backstage power forty years later, when at the age of seventy he runs for mayor in hopes of restoring all of Seattle’s former glory. Helen Gulanos, a reporter every bit as eager to make her mark, sees her assignment to investigate the events of 1962 become front-page news with Morgan’s candidacy, and resolves to find out who he really is and where his power comes from: in 1962, a brash and excitable young promoter, greeting everyone from Elvis Presley to Lyndon Johnson, smooth-talking himself out of difficult situations, dipping in and out of secret card games; now, a beloved public figure with, it turns out, still-plentiful secrets. Wonderfully interwoven into this tale of the city of dreams are backroom deals, idealism and pragmatism, the best and worst ambitions, and all the aspirations that shape our communities and our lives.
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