Golden Child
by Claire Adam
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2019 | Winner |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2018 | Shortlist |
| Betty Trask Award | 2018 | Shortlist |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Claire Adam's debut novel is set in Trinidad and follows a father forced by poverty and circumstance to make an impossible choice between his twin sons: one intellectually gifted, one struggling and missing. Written in a spare, quietly devastating prose, the novel explores family love, economic desperation, and the distorting effects of colonial hierarchy. It won the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2019.
About the Author
Claire Adam is a Trinidadian novelist who grew up in Trinidad and later moved to London, where she studied creative writing at Goldsmiths. Her debut novel Golden Child (2019, Faber & Faber) is set in Trinidad and follows a father, Clyde, who is forced by poverty and circumstance to make an impossible choice between his twin sons — one intellectually gifted, one struggling and missing. Written in a spare, quietly devastating prose, the novel explores family love, economic desperation, and the distorting effects of colonial hierarchy. Read more →
