The Golden Age: A Novel

The Golden Age: A Novel

AÂ Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2016
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Frank Goldâ€™s family, Hungarian jews, flee the perils of World War II for the safety of Australia, but not long after their arrival, thirteen-year-old Frank is diagnosed with polio. He is sent to a sprawling childrenâ€™s hospital called The Golden Age, where he meets Elsa, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, a girl who radiates pure light. Frank and Elsa fall in love, fueling one anotherâ€™s rehabilitation, facing the perils of illness and adolescence hand in hand, and scandalizing the prudish staff of The Golden Age.
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Frank and Elsaâ€™s parents, too, must cope with their changing realities. Elsaâ€™s mother Margaret, who has given up everything to be a perfect mother, must reconcile her hopes and dreams with her daughterâ€™s sickness. Frankâ€™s parents, transplants to Australia from a war-torn Europe, are isolated newcomers in a country that they do not love and that does not seem to love them. Frankâ€™s mother Ida, a renowned pianist in Hungary, refuses to allow the western deserts of Australia to become her home. But her husband, Meyer, slowly begins to free himself from the past and integrate into a new society.
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With tenderness and humor, The Golden Age tells a deeply moving story about illness, resilience and recovery. It is a book about learning to navigate the unfamiliar, about embracing music, poetry, death, and, most importantly, life.

Awards
2015 Australian Prime Minister's Award for Fiction
2015 Patrick White Literary Award
2015 Kibble Literary Award
Queensland Premier's Award for Fiction
New South Wales Premier's People's Choice Award
Country USA
Brand Europa Editions
Manufacturer Europa Editions
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-08-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781609453329

Country	USA
Brand	Europa Editions
Manufacturer	Europa Editions
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-08-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781609453329

The Golden Age: A Novel

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