Golden Child

by Claire Adam

Book Overview

A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE - "Golden Child is a stunning novel written with force and beauty. Though true to herself, Adam's work stands tall beside icons of her tradition like V.S. Naipaul."--Jennifer Clement, author of Gun Love

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525573003
• ISBN13: 9780525573005
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Hogarth Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Golden Child

The story of children: one desirable, one undesirable. It raises the questions of what makes children desirable or not, and how parents both help and hurt their children in the rush to make them successful adults.