{"product_id":"the-first-day-paperback","title":"The First Day - 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\u003ePhil Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fully engaging, well-written, very imaginative . . . A wonderful debut.\" --\u003cem\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"When you read a novel cover to cover in one day, you know it's something exceptional.\" -- John Boyne, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Outside an east Belfast mission hall, pastor and family man Samuel Orr meets Anna, a young Beckett scholar. They embark on an intense, passionate affair, their connection both intellectual and erotic. When Anna falls pregnant, the affair is revealed. The repercussions are slow to emerge but inescapable, and the fallout, when it finally comes, is shocking. \u003cbr\u003e Over thirty years later Sam, their son, is in New York, living a steady, guarded life, his childhood and family safely abandoned. But when the past once more crashes into his life, he is forced to confront the fears he has kept close all these years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliantly written throughout . . . With tight, dispassionate, superbly controlled prose, Harrison channels the spirit of Don DeLillo or Camus.\" --\u003cem\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Harrison's elegant prose and deeply felt characters create a novel with a fiercely beating heart.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Written with burning intensity . . . Powerful.\" -- \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePHIL HARRISON's first feature film, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2012. An earlier short, \u003ci\u003eEven Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e won awards at the Belfast, Galway, and Cork Film Festivals in 2011, and was a finalist for the best short script at the 2012 Irish Screenwriting Awards. \u003ci\u003eThe First Day\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584189329715,"sku":"9781328505767","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bqBWesP3LM9781328505767.webp?v=1761580444","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-first-day-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}