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Author: Chris Cleave
Publisher: Hachette
Genre: Fiction

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Synopsis

'Cleave goes for the gold and brings it home in his thrillingly written and emotionally rewarding novel about the world of professional cycling' – Publishers WeeklyGold pushes the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional, and follows the stories of three elite athletes as they train, compete, and come to terms with some of life's greater battles in the months leading up to the Olympic Games.Fans of Cleave's previous award-winning books Incendiary and The Other Hand (Little Bee in the US) won't be disappointed in this fast-paced story that is about much more than just cycling.

About the author

Chris Cleave

Chris Cleave lives in London with his wife and three children. His debut novel Incendiary won a 2006 Somerset Maugham Award, was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers Prize, and won the United States Book-of-the-Month Club’s First Fiction award 2005. His second novel is titled Little Bee in Canada and the US, where it is a New York Times #1 bestseller. It is titled The Other Hand in the UK, where it is a Sunday Times bestseller. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Awards.