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

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.

Reviews

The Monthly Sydney Review of Books

Awards +Awards for The Golden Age YearAwardResult2015ALS Gold MedalShortlistAustralian Book Industry Awards: Australian Literary Fiction Book of the YearShortlistMiles Franklin AwardShortlistNita B. Kibble Literary AwardShortlistStella PrizeShortlistThe Stella Prize 2015 Shortlist , The Stella Prize. Retrieved 24 June 2015

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