num_pages: 320
description: 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.
language: English
title: Always the Sun
titlecomplete: Always the Sun
genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
ratings_count: 1688
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: Scribner