{"product_id":"9781847394620-secondhand-always-the-sun","title":"Always the Sun","description":"Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize,  Always the Sun  is a brilliant novel about parenthood What do you do when your son is bullied? How far will you go to protect him from those who seek to cause him harm?  Jamie  is thirteen years old, an only child. His mother has recently died. He and his father  Sam  have moved to Sam's home town. A fresh start. An aunt to lend support. A new job for  Sam , a new school for  Jamie . But one day Jamie comes home, bearing the scars of every parent's nightmare. Something must be done... So it begins.  Praise for  Always the Sun :  ' Brilliantly and sympathetically written , it will strike cold fear into the heart of every parent'  Daily Mail     'The stripped-down prose of Neil Cross is at once  masterly, authoritative and tender  throughout this superb and difficult novel. Outstanding'  Big Issue     'Set to be his most successful yet...  harrowing but gripping '  Time Out     'A  gripping journey  to the limits of paternal emotions'  Mail on Sunday     'Cross's grimly readable novel settles into a parent's nightmares and  ties apprehensive knots  in the reader's stomach'  Guardian","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755532693723,"sku":"9781847394620-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/31e9dd8e-6cd5-4842-b7b4-dcd7edfbfe9f.jpg?v=1778221759","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781847394620-secondhand-always-the-sun","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}