Jessica Lynch agrees to $1M book deal

AP | 9/02/03 | HILLEL ITALIE

[kattracks]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Lynch, the former prisoner of war whose capture and rescue from an Iraqi hospital made her a national hero, has agreed to a $1 million book deal with publisher Alfred A. Knopf.

"Many folks have written, expressing their support for me and for the thousands of other soldiers who serve their country," Lynch said in a statement issued Tuesday by Knopf.

"I feel I owe them all this story, which will be about more than a girl going off to war and fighting alongside her fellow soldiers. It will be a story about growing up in America."

"I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story," co-written by Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, is scheduled to come out in mid-November with a first printing of around 500,000 copies, Knopf spokesman Paul Bogaards said.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but a source close to the negotiations said Lynch and Bragg will divide a $1 million advance. The source spoke on condition of anonymity.

"I feel a kinship with Jessica and her family, and am thrilled at the prospect of bringing this story to the wider world," Bragg said in the statement issued by Knopf. He has been granted exclusive access to Lynch and her family.

Lynch received a medical discharge last week from the Army, making her eligible to pursue book or movie deals.

Lynch, 20, suffered multiple broken bones and other injuries when her 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on March 23.

Her rescue on April 1 made her a celebrity. She joined the Army to get an education and become a kindergarten teacher.

She returned home to Palestine, W.Va., in July to a hero's welcome after a long stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

"I am feeling better every day, and all the good wishes of the many who have written have certainly kept my spirits up," Lynch said. "I am walking with crutches, but my doctors tell me that as I gain strength I will be able to walk on my own again soon. I am looking forward to those first steps."

Bragg has written several books, including the memoir "All Over but the Shoutin'," and won the feature-writing Pulitzer in 1996, two years after he began working for The New York Times. He resigned from the Times in May after the newspaper suspended him over a story that carried his byline but was reported largely by a freelancer.

[CyberCowboy777]

I don't make posts and then tell people not to believe their lying eyes like you do.

You can believe your lying eyes if you like.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Really? Cool. I play a little bass, too - not like you though, I'm sure...I would probably hold it upsided down if I picked one up now. : ) (I gigged full time from the time I was 17 up until about six years ago - I'm 43 - then just limited myself to doing the occasional gig and sessions. R&B singer.)

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

It can go on for days. I know this from experience. Trust me. : )

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

That would be "upside". I must be getting drowsy. There's something hypnotic about this thread. : )

[#3Fan]

You can believe your lying eyes if you like.

Post #125 was clear.

[CyberCowboy777]

Sweet.

A long time to "stand in front of a three piece band"

We never got all that good - though we played some good crowds and got into Tom Fest (a Christian Rock festival).

[CyberCowboy777]

Yes it was.

To everyone but you.

[CyberCowboy777]

What it is I often wonder,
Turning you away.
Listen to that still small voice,
Fade away.

You see only what you want to,
Close your eyes and sleep.
You hear only what you want to,
Clinging to your lies.

[Chorus]
You and I we see things different now
You and I we see things differently.

Close your mouth your words are stolen,
Heard them all before,
Speaking truths you've long forgotten,
Falling to the floor.

I can see everything now that you're so blinded,
I can see everything now thats it's all clear.


Artist: East West
Album: The Light in Guineveres Garden
Song: Pretty Pictures

[scabbage]

Slain Soldier's Father Criticizes Lynch's Book Deal Kiehl Says Lynch Is 'A Profiteer' http://www.ksat.com/news/2455232/detail.html

Just curious what he thinks of Hillary Clinton getting 8 mill for putting the lives of New Yorkers at risk for her own benefit (FALN terrorists) If a criminal (and she is a criminal, no if ands or buts about it) that the media bends over backwards to protect and tout as the next President despite crimes that should have put her away for the next quarter century, can make 8 million for a book, then I sure as hell got absolutely no problem with a war hero making bucks. Lets not forget Lynch is now a private citizen and she is getting that loot because of the media attention, nothing more. If the media puts the eye on you, it doesn`t matter if you were a part of the most corrupt presidential administration in this nations history or a part of a platoon that got attacked in Iraq, if everyone knows who you are, your going to get the cliched huge book deal. Fame makes money. Look at those 2 Hilton sluts

[#3Fan]

Yes it was. To everyone but you.

I admire people that can say something and either stand by it or admit they were wrong. It's getting to be a rare quality. People will go to such lengths to sqirm out of something they should just face up to.

[CyberCowboy777]

I stand by it - but I really do not need your admiration.

[#3Fan]

You stand by nothing.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

OMG - LOL - "You stand by nothing."

[CyberCowboy777]

and going and going............

[CyberCowboy777]

I stand by this:

What it is I often wonder,
Turning you away.
Listen to that still small voice,
Fade away.

You see only what you want to,
Close your eyes and sleep.
You hear only what you want to,
Clinging to your lies.

[Chorus]
You and I we see things different now
You and I we see things differently.

Close your mouth your words are stolen,
Heard them all before,
Speaking truths you've long forgotten,
Falling to the floor.

I can see everything now that you're so blinded,
I can see everything now thats it's all clear.


Artist: East West
Album: The Light in Guineveres Garden
Song: Pretty Pictures

[CyberCowboy777]

1:30am

Does not say much about me....It was funny for a while, now this is just sad.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Good night. (You survived your Lynch Thread Initiation. : )

[StoneColdTaxHater]

Didn't the DOD tell us she had amnesia and might never remember the incident? If that is the case what will she write, a pamphlet? I can't see how her upbringing in east Overshoe, WV can be that exciting.

[#3Fan]

Didn't the DOD tell us she had amnesia and might never remember the incident? If that is the case what will she write, a pamphlet?

I'd imagine the Army told her to keep quiet until they got some things cleared.

[Silas]

Silas: a Courtesy ping - Did you call Jessica Lynch a Whore?

Hell Yeah. See the first page of this thread.

I only hope that Number 3 Loser meets such a girl. Yeah, just the kind of girl you want to meet. Some people can't see a whore even when it is right in front of them. Like after 300 posts, when I refer to sweet Jessica as Je$$y, some fools think that I am talking about Jesse Jackson all of a sudden!!! What a laugh some fools are.

From www.dictionary.com:

WHORE: A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.

Think about your best friends in this world. Imagine that they are all murdered. Would you accept money for anything associated with the event? If so (and Number 3 Loser I'm sure you are nodding your head and getting excited at the prospect), then the above definition applies to you as well.