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Golden Child: Winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize 2019

Claire Adam

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

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£8.99
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571339822
Date Published
03.10.2019
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Summary

A TIMES AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2019

WINNER OF THE AUTHORS’ CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD
WINNER OF THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE 2020
ONE OF THE BBC’S ‘100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD’

LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE AND THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FIRST BOOK AWARD

WINNER OF BARNES & NOBLE’S 2019 DISCOVER NEW WRITERS PRIZE

‘So hard to put down.’ Daily Mail

‘Startling . . . Remarkable.’ Economist

‘Right away I was utterly absorbed.’ Sarah Jessica Parker

One father. Two sons. An impossible choice.

When thirteen-year-old Paul doesn’t return home one afternoon, even his twin brother, Peter, doesn’t know where he is. So their father, Clyde, must set out into the dark Trinidadian bush with a torch, to search for him on foot. And when the reasons for Paul’s disappearance become clear, Clyde will be faced with a terrible decision. How does a father choose between his children? How does he weigh up what each one is worth? Which one is the golden child?

Critic Reviews

Utterly convincing, horrifying and, ultimately, intensely moving. It’s almost impossible to believe this small masterpiece is a first novel. Adam is a true and rare talent. I’m in awe.

Julie Myerson
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Luminous and devastating.

Francesca Segal
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Golden Child is an impressive debut: closely focused, quietly powerful and compelling.

Romesh Gunesekera
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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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It's been a long time since I've read a book so funny I've felt compelled to Instagram pages of it with 1000x crying Emojis – but this is exactly how I felt reading this book

Cate Sevila, The Pool
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‘Gripping . . . a devastating account of loss, love and sacrifice, written in a lucid, atmospheric prose.’

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Claire Adam was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. She was educated in the US and now lives in London with her husband and two children. Golden Child is her first novel.

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