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Gold

Gold

by Dan Rhodes (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $4.11

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

Miyuki Woodward, lover of pints and Pot Noodles, has been spending holidays in the same Welsh seaside town for years. She loves the wet walks, she loves The Anchor and most of all she loves the pub-quiz.This year, following an act of raw creativity involving some cans of gold spray paint, Miyuki will take part in the most turbulent events the village has seen since Tall Mr Hughes returned from the pub toilet without remembering to button up.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 06 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 1847670482
ISBN 13: 9781847670489
Book Overview: A triumphant novel of love and belonging from the author of Timoleon Vieta Come Home
 Prizes: Winner of The Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction 2008.

Media Reviews
Hilarious and acutely affecting. * * Independent on Sunday * *
Absolutely flawless comic writing. Original, fresh and funny. * * Observer * *
Laugh-out-loud funny. * * Heat * *
Smashing. Had me snorting like a hippo in mud. * * Sunday Herald * *
Oh, how we love Dan Rhodes. Reliably odd but fabulous. * * Guardian * *
To achieve what Rhodes does here and effortlessly sustain immaculate comic timing throughout a novel - well, that's just rude. * * Time Out * *
Clever and very funny, Gold goes straight to the heart. After reading this you will never think about sneezing in the same way again. -- Hilary Mantel
Wonderfully unpredictable. Draws you in from the very first page. I couldn't put it down. -- Alan Carr
The quirky, determined inconsequential style of Rhodes's novel bears a passing resemblance to that of Alexander McCall Smith. -- Christina Koning * * The Times * *
Gold is a funny little novel, both humorous and strange. -- David Smith * * Observer * *
Rhodes has a quirky talent for teasing the comic out of the mundane, and there's more than a hint of the surreal in this engaging witty novel. . . -- Victoria Moore * * Daily Mail * *
Gold adroitly mines the potential of a remote community with its range of idiosyncratic residents . . . Rhodes has created a cast of memorable oddities. -- A.S. * * Guardian * *
Any good? Oh, very . . . Complementing the jokes is a lovely strain of melancholy. . . -- Colin Waters * * Sunday Herald * *
This retains the bitter flavour that fans love. Deceptively light, it is flecked with gold. * * Independent * *
Lovely, whimsical stuff -- Katy Guest * * Independent * *
One of the best writers in the country . . . excellent, original, funny and profound. -- Danny Wallace * * Daily Express * *
Hilarious and heartbreaking. -- Michael Holroyd * * Guardian * *
Author Bio
Dan Rhodes was born in 1972. In 2003 he was named by Granta Magazine as one of their twenty Best of Young British Novelists. He is the author of four previous books.