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By: Claire Adam

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  • CategoryFiction
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages281
  • Published2019
  • File size925 KB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780525572992

Key ideas from the book

  • The novel contrasts the ways a family understands and judges its two twin sons.
  • Clyde’s search for Paul brings his difficult relationship with his son into focus.
  • The family’s life is grounded in rural Trinidad and Clyde’s work at a petroleum plant.
  • The story considers the strain of uncertainty and the choices a parent may face.

About Golden Child by Claire Adam

Set in rural Trinidad, Claire Adam’s 2019 novel follows a family whose two thirteen-year-old twin sons are seen in very different ways: Peter is regarded as a genius, while Paul is considered odd. Their father, Clyde, works exhausting shifts at a petroleum plant, and their mother, Joy, looks after the home.

When Paul goes walking in the bush and does not return, Clyde sets out to find him. The search forces a father who has struggled to understand his son to confront what has happened and a decision no parent should have to face. The novel will suit readers drawn to literary fiction about family bonds, loss, and difficult choices.

About Claire Adam

Claire Adam is a writer from Trinidad and Tobago who lives in London. Her debut novel, Golden Child, is set in Trinidad and follows a father searching for his missing son. The book won the 2019 Desmond Elliott Prize and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Adam’s fiction explores family bonds, the choices people make under pressure, and life in the Caribbean. Her second novel, Love Forms, was published in 2024.

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