The Golden Age (London novel)

The Golden Age (2014) is a novel by Australian author Joan London.

The Golden Age
First edition
AuthorJoan London
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherVintage Books, Australia
Publication date
2014
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages242
ISBN9781741666441
Preceded byThe Good Parents 

Plot summary

Frank and Elsa meet at a rehabilitation clinic in suburban Perth in the early 1950s. Both have been stricken with polio, and Frank is a refugee from Hungary. The novel follows the relationship between Frank and Elsa across the years.

Notes
  • Dedication: For my three sisters.

Reviews
  • The Monthly[1]
  • Sydney Review of Books[2]

Awards and nominations
  • 2015 shortlisted the Stella Prize
  • 2015 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
  • 2015 shortlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita Kibble Literary Award
  • 2015 shortlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
  • 2015 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year

References
  1. "The Golden age by Joan London" by Brenda Walker, The Monthly
  2. "Fully present, utterly connected" by Tegan Bennett Daylight, The Telegraph, 31 October 2014


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