Gold
Book description
Like a Welsh Amélie set in a pub, Gold is a tender, understated tale of love, loss, and growing up. It is also vintage Dan Rhodes, one of the most critically beloved novelists working today. Miyuki Woodward, lover of beer and microwaveable food, has been taking a two-week vacationaway from…
Why read it?
1 author picked Gold as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the book that made me think an East Asian woman could be the hero of her own book, not just the supporting character in someone else’s. I knew I loved Dan’s previous work, and when I discovered he’d written a book about someone East Asian set in the far west of Wales, it felt possible for someone like me to write and be written about.
Surrounded by the sort of character-ful Welsh-types from a work by Dylan Thomas, Miyuki Woodward embarks on a Midas-like project to turn base material into gold. I liked Miyuki’s holiday habit of going…
From Julie's list on diverse characters as main characters, not just stereotypes or sidekicks.
Want books like Gold?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 97 books like Gold.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,535
readers submitted
so far, will you?
