Golden Deeds tells the story of the middle-aged Patrick Mercer, lying unconscious in a hospital bed; of the teenaged Laura Pearse's disappearance and the grieving of her bereft parents; and the story of Colette, a young woman seeking a new life in a strange city. In warm, compassionate and beautiful prose, Catherine Chidgey delineates the connections which, however fragile, bind people together across continents and generations.
`Magnanimous and merciless, a work reminiscent at times of darkest Atwood . . . A witty and melancholy alchemy of heat and chill, a work of craft and fluency, which revitalizes the book in all its guises . . . for those who love books, Catherine Chidgey is a find' TLS
`One of my novels of the year . . . immensely satisfying . . . Superb' Time Out
- ISBN10 0864737211
- ISBN13 9780864737212
- Publish Date 1 May 2014 (first published 20 July 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Victoria University Press
- Format eBook
- Language English