The golden child : a novel / Wendy James.
"Beth Mahony is a stay-at-home mother of two daughters, Lucy and Charlotte. She’s also a blogger, whose alter ego, Lizzie, paints a picture of a busy, happy life. Originally from Australia, Beth and her family have lived in New Jersey for ten years. When an opportunity to relocate to Australia arises, the Mahonys decide to return to their native country. The move comes at the perfect time: Charlotte, the youngest daughter, has been accused of being the ringleader of a clique of girls whose dangerous initiation rites leave a child in hospital. In Newcastle, Lucy and Charlotte attend a prestigious all-girls school, and Beth and her husband gradually settle into their new life. The almost immediately popular Charlotte is thrust back into the spotlight when she is blamed for bullying a classmate to the point of suicide. With Charlotte refusing to take the blame, the bullied child’s parents seeking retribution, and her husband and mother-in-law doubting Charlotte’s innocence, Beth is forced to examine her children's actions critically—at a heartbreaking cost. The Golden Child tells the story of two families’ heartbreaking realization that there are no guarantees when it comes to parenting. The novel grapples with modern-day specters of selfies, selfishness, and cyber bullying to expose the complex anxieties of the female psyche."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781510737914
- ISBN: 151073791X
- Physical Description: 339 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First North American Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published 2017 in Australia by HarperCollins"--Title page verso. |
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Subject: | Families > Fiction. Teenagers > Fiction. Bullying > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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