| The First Day in Paradise Contributor(s): Walton, Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785352350 ISBN-13: 9781785352355 Publisher: Roundfire Books OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 823.92 |
| LCCN: 2015952234 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |