Golden Child

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

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
WINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD
WINNER OF THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE 2020
WINNER OF BARNES & NOBLE'S DISCOVER NEW WRITERS PRIZE

ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'

'So hard to put down.' Daily Mail
'The work of a master . . . tender, ravishing, shattering.' Guardian
'Startling . . . Remarkable.' Economist

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?