A Golden Age

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author = Tahmima Anam
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Historical novel, War novel
publisher = John Murray (UK)
release_date = March 2007 (UK)
media_type = Print (Hardback)
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isbn = ISBN 0719560101
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"A Golden Age" is the first novel of the Bangladesh born writer Tahmima Anam. It tells the story of the Bangladesh War of Independence through the eyes of one family. The novel was awarded the prize for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2008. It was also shortlisted for the 2007 Guardian First Book Award. The first chapter of the novel appeared in the January 2007 edition of Granta magazine.

Plot summary

The plot of the novel describes the true story of the writer's grandmother during the Bangladesh Liberation War. During the war her grandma helped the Freedom Fighters by protecting their ammunitions. Once when the army came to her house and threatened that they would take the youngest son of the family if she did not give them the information about the fighters, she somehow successfully tackled them. The person who portrays the character is named Rehana Haque. The story also covers the inner conflict of Rehana as she loses the custody of her children after her husband's death. Along with her desperate attempt to win the minds of her children, she tries to protect them as they get involved in the war.

Characters

* "Rehana Haque": The main character.

* "Sohain": Rehana's son.

* "Maya": Rehana's daughter.

External links

*http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1957367,00.html
*http://www.thebookseller.com/?pid=2&did=21510