Gold (Rhodes novel)

Gold is a novel by British author Dan Rhodes published in March 2007 by Canongate. It won the inaugural Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction and has since been published in five other languages: Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian.[1] It was also one of the 'best books of 2007' according to critics at The Independent.[2]

For the 1995 short story collection by Isaac Asimov, see Gold (Asimov book). For the 2012 novel by Chris Cleave, see Gold (Cleave novel).

Gold
First edition
AuthorDan Rhodes
Cover artistXIAO at www.nthcreative.co.uk
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCanongate
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint & eBook
Pages198
ISBN1-84195-953-7

Plot introduction

Set in a coastal village in Pembrokeshire, the novel concerns Miyuki Woodward, a young Welsh-Japanese woman who spends a month every winter staying in a nearby cottage, away from her female partner Grindl (with whom she runs a decorating business), as a lesson in not taking each other for granted. Her appearance in the local pub is welcomed by all, but this year she becomes more involved in the local community than usual; the gold in the title referring to her impulsive gold spray-painting of a prominent boulder on a nearby beach, which soon attracts the attention of the local police.

References
  1. "Gold". 5 January 2010.
  2. "The best books of 2007". Independent.co.uk. 30 December 2007.


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