{"product_id":"always-the-sun-paperback","title":"Always the Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Cross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize: From the creator of\u003ci\u003e Luther\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gripping tale of the deep bonds between father and son\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlways the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e finds one man pushed past his limit, walking a wobbly line between safeguarding and carnage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While mourning the death of his wife and chasing away the darkness with a bottle, widower Sam looks for a fresh start. Dragging his frail thirteen-year-old son, Jamie, with him, Sam abandons their life in Hackney to return to his hometown. On the outside, things appear to be improving: Sam finds a job as a nurse at a local psychiatric hospital, his older sister continues to offer whatever emotional support she can, and Jamie enrolls at Churchill Comprehensive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Jamie seems to be having trouble fitting in at school. A group of kids led by a particularly savage bully target the boy on his very first day, and the administration is apathetic at best and complicit in Jamie's continued torment at worst. A meeting with the bully's father yields no answers, and soon after, Jamie comes home bearing real, physical scars. Sam is left at a crossroads. With no one able or willing to help, how far will he go to protect his child?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Cross (b. 1969) is a British novelist and screenwriter best known as the creator of the multiple-award-winning international hit BBC crime series \u003ci\u003eLuther\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Idris Elba, and the international hit horror movie \u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e. His highly acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eHeartland\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the PEN\/Ackerley Prize in 2006. Cross has also written several thrillers, including \u003ci\u003eCaptured\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolloway Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlways the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Cross continues to write for TV and film in the United Kingdom and the United States. He lives with his wife and two sons in Wellington, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52534786982195,"sku":"9781497692725","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OFViSzZQcHVoeXhvL3R5MkUwMkh6Zz09.webp?v=1760759879","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/always-the-sun-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}