John Hunt Publishing - Roundfire - announces the new title
First Day in Paradise, The Stuart Walton The First Day in Paradise tells the story of a young orphaned family who have been passed on from one set of relations to another, and whose eldest sibling, Adam, becomes enthralled by the impending opening nearby of a gigantic and beautiful shopping-mall by a flamboyant entrepreneur. To the consternation of his aunt and uncle, who run a small business, he joins the staff of one of its stores, and begins a dizzying ascent through the ranks, until circumstances induce him to question whether his entire value-system has become corrupted. Functioning both as social-economic critique, and as a personal moral fable about the conjuration of ambition from present-day consumer culture, The First Day in Paradise is an engrossing and layered tale loosely modelled on Dante's Paradiso, but most of all it's simply a great read. Author Bio Stuart Walton has been a journalist and author since 1991, when he began writing about wine and reviewing restaurants. Since then, his work has broadened to encompass philosophical and cultural-historical themes. He lives in Torquay. Online: Facebook, Author Website, Blog, Twitter Previous Titles Out Of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication, (9780140279771), Penguin, 2002 (new edition). Promotional Plans Author website, blog, Facebook, Twitter. USP Can the world of dazzling consumer culture fill the aching void in a young man's life? Competing Books Tales From The Mall (B008438JQC), by Ewan Morrison Cargo, 2012 Categories FICTION(FIC045000) -> Family Life(FIC045000) FICTION(FIC019000) -> Literary(FIC019000) FICTION(FIC016000) -> Humorous(FIC016000)	Publication Date February 2016 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-78535-235-5 $21.95  |  £12.99 8.5x5.5 inches | 216x140 mm 424PP eBook ISBN: 978-1-78535-236-2 $7.99  |  £4.99 Library of Congress 2015952234
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