The Golden Age (London novel)

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 and nominations

 * 2015 shortlisted ALS Gold Medal
 * 2015 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
 * 2015 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
 * 2015 shortlisted Nita Kibble Literary Awards — Nita B. Kibble Literary Award
 * 2015 shortlisted Stella Prize