{"product_id":"the-golden-age-joan-london","title":"The Golden Age — Joan London","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eTitle: The Golden Age\u003cbr data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eAuthor: Joan London\u003cbr data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"118\"\u003ePublisher: Vintage (Random House Australia)\u003cbr data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eISBN: 9781741666441\u003cbr data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"251\"\u003eEdition: 2014 (Vintage Australia edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition. Light creasing to cover and spine, with minor surface wear. Pages clean and intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eA critically acclaimed Australian novel set in 1950s Perth, centred around a children’s polio convalescent home. The story follows Frank Gold, a young refugee from Hungary, as he recovers from illness and forms a complex emotional bond with another patient, Elsa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eExplores themes of illness, isolation, migration, and first love, set against a distinctly Australian backdrop. The “Golden Age” becomes a contained world where children confront both physical recovery and emotional awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eWritten in a restrained, precise style, Joan London balances intimacy with broader reflections on displacement and belonging. Widely praised for its clarity and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49081502007519,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5785.jpg?v=1778056781","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-golden-age-joan-london","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}