{"product_id":"always-the-sun-9781497692725","title":"Always the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Neil Cross\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Suspense\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?","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411177529495,"sku":"9781497692725","price":1952.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781497692725.webp?v=1767149858","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/always-the-sun-9781497692725","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}