A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book Award, Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award

A real page-turner, with a bravura, heart-stopping ending * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Deftly balances the story of nation against that of family. . heart-shattering -- Kamila Shamsie * * Guardian * *
A stunning novel * * Observer * *
The authenticity shines through beautiful, simple prose * * Harper's Bazaar * *
A striking story of a spirited mother struggling to bring up her children * * Financial Times * *
Compellingly twists the personal and the historical, humming with handed down wisdom * * Literary Review * *
Anam has done a service to her country . . . No other writer has treated the subject with such clarity before * * Times Literary Supplement * *
A stunning debut. Anam writes of torture, brutality, refugees and desperation, but she also writes of love and joy, food and song * * Observer * *
I had tears in my eyes * * Woman's Own * *
An ambitious and powerful debut * * New Statesman * *
An assured, moving read * * The Times * *
Pays tribute, with sensitivity and restrained passion, to those who fought for one such arbour: a country called home * * Independent on Sunday * *
A steely tale of how one family deals with political unrest . . . Moving and beautifully written * * Woman * *
An outstanding debut that glows with the golden hue of the title * * Easy Living * *
The book touches on love, devotion and hope -- Hephizibah Anderson * * Vogue * *
Anam is an intelligent, evocative and subtle writer and her tale of war from a woman's perspective is artful and moving * * The Age * *

Tahmima Anam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was selected as a Granta Best of Young British Novelist 2013. Her first novel, A Golden Age, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Costa First Novel Award in 2007, and was the winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book. Her second novel, The Good Muslim, was shortlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and was also longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2011. She lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9781847679765
ISBN 10	1847679765
Title	A Golden Age
Author	Tahmima Anam
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2012-05-03
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize - Best First Book 2008 (UK), Short-listed for Costa First Novel Award 2008 (UK), Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2008 (UK)
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