{"product_id":"always-the-sun-9781497692725","title":"Always the Sun","description":"\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 \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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497692725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.73d","brand":"Neil Cross","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40039980073141,"sku":"9781497692725","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1a27cba8-f5c2-48be-b70d-0a1cd7a48bc0.jpg?v=1621340140","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/always-the-sun-9781497692725","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}