{"product_id":"the-golden-age-paperback-1","title":"The Golden Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan London\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e★ \"\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e is pretty much perfect.\"―\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Gold's Jewish Hungarian family have fled Europe and the looming threat of Nazi Germany for the safety of Australia. Not long after their arrival, however, thirteen-year-old Frank is diagnosed with polio and is sent to a sprawling children's hospital called the Golden Age. There he meets Elsa, the most beautiful and radiant girl he has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank and Elsa's love fuels their rehabilitation, allows them to face the perils of their illness with humor and bravery, and scandalizes the prudish staff of the Golden Age. Meanwhile, their parents are coping with challenges of their own. Frank and his family are isolated newcomers in a country they do not love and that does not seem to love them. His mother, a renowned pianist in Hungary, refuses to let the empty western deserts of Australia become her home. While Elsa's mother must reconcile her big dreams with the new realities of her daughter's sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving, inspiring, and prize-winning novel about resilience, youth, and the will to live life to the fullest, whatever the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD AND THE PATRICK WHITE AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379261239398,"sku":"9798889661542","price":26.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/fikTgMyPLX9798889661542.webp?v=1768918291","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-golden-age-paperback-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}