{"product_id":"under-the-brighton-sky-9798247609117","title":"Under The Brighton Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jay Dean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - LGBTQ+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love story forged in the aftermath of violence - and held together by hope.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen seventeen-year-old \u003cb\u003eJoe\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003cb\u003eChad\u003c\/b\u003e, he isn't looking for rescue. He's just trying to survive, his past heavy with the weight of grief and the quiet damage left by people who should have protected him. Chad, older, steady and quietly kind, offers something Joe has never been given before: patience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a brutal homophobic attack shatters their fragile sense of safety, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Chad fights to recover with a fractured memory and shaken confidence, Joe is forced to confront the cost of loving someone in a world that can still be cruel. Around them, Brighton hums with life: friends who become family, late-night parties and the stubborn return of laughter. Yet in the shadows, consequences gather for those who believe violence can be erased or excused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender, raw and unflinchingly honest, \u003cb\u003eUnder The Brighton Sky\u003c\/b\u003e is a contemporary LGBTQ+ novel exploring: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst love\u003c\/b\u003e and the power of chosen family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealing\u003c\/b\u003e in the wake of trauma and hate crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasculinity and vulnerability\u003c\/b\u003e in the face of emotional survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding joy\u003c\/b\u003e again after everything breaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 2000's Brighton, this story is for readers of emotionally rich gay romance and literary fiction that balances darkness with light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes surviving isn't the end of the story. Sometimes, it's just the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47812900192407,"sku":"9798247609117","price":930.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247609117.webp?v=1778332069","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/under-the-brighton-sky-9798247609117","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}