Always the Sun
Published on 6. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-84739-462-0 (ISBN)
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
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
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Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84739-462-0 (9781847394620)
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Neil Cross is a novelist, screenwriter and show-runner best known as the creator and sole writer of the multi-award-winning crime thriller Luther, starring Idris Elba, for which he has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing.
Other screen credits include the international hit horror movie Mama, the acclaimed BBC spy drama Spooks, Doctor Who, Hard Sun, Mosquito Coast for Apple TV+ and The Sister for ITV and Hulu, as well as the 2023 feature film Luther: The Fallen Sun for Netflix.
Neil is the author of eight novels including Always the Sun, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Luther: The Calling, winner of the Ngaio Marsh Best Crime Novel Award. His bestselling memoir Heartland was shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley Prize.
Other screen credits include the international hit horror movie Mama, the acclaimed BBC spy drama Spooks, Doctor Who, Hard Sun, Mosquito Coast for Apple TV+ and The Sister for ITV and Hulu, as well as the 2023 feature film Luther: The Fallen Sun for Netflix.
Neil is the author of eight novels including Always the Sun, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Luther: The Calling, winner of the Ngaio Marsh Best Crime Novel Award. His bestselling memoir Heartland was shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley Prize.