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Chris Cleave's new novel Gold explores the athlete's
life of absolute dedication
When the UK Olympic cycling team take to the tracks in a few
weeks’ time in their bid to win Olympic gold, novelist Chris Cleave,
bestselling author of The Other Hand, will be observing their
progress with more insight than most. His latest novel Gold takes us
inside the minds of the elite athletes who must sacrifice so much in their
fearsome struggle to vanquish their competition and seize the chance to
contend for Olympic glory.
Gold focuses on two women competitors, the
leading stars of their generation: gifted cyclist Kate, who balances her
cycling career with care for her sick daughter; and ruthless Zoe, for whom
no relationship, least of all her friendship with Kate, can get in the way
of her ambitions. Over a period of years, the two strive with and against
one another, in a situation where the stakes couldn’t be higher, both in
their careers and in their personal lives.
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