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Jan 29, 2019 · Hardcover – January 29, 2019. 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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The Golden Child tells the story of two families’...
- The Golden Child: A Novel: James, Wendy: 9781510754591 ...
Golden Child is a 2019 novel by Claire Adam. Set in rural Trinidad, it won the Desmond Elliott Prize and was selected on a 2019 BBC list of 100 most inspiring novels. Plot. This story is presented in a non-linear fashion. It begins with father Clyde Deyalsingh, coming home to his wife in their home in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Jan 15, 2019 · 3.45. 8,261 ratings1,253 reviews. Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home.
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The Golden Child is a 1977 mystery novel by the British author Penelope Fitzgerald, her first published work of fiction. Written while her husband was terminally ill, and partly for his benefit, the novel offers a satirical version of the 1972 Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum , and pokes fun at museum politics, academic ...
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Golden Child is an emotional and page-turning story of scarcity, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the beautiful but precarious backdrop of rural Trinidad. As the head of a family surviving and struggling to succeed against powerful odds, Clyde Deyalsingh is a father determined to raise his teenage sons well.
