Golden Child

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Golden Child by Claire Adam: 1. Kidnap

1. Kidnap

Golden Child by Claire Adam

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A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son.

4 Extra Debut. A father goes into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son, trying to determine what happened to him. Read by Don Warrington.

As dusk falls, a father sets out into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son, while his twin brother remains safely at home.  

As the man makes his way through the lush yet unsettling landscape, he  tries to work out what has happened to his son, the boy he's never really understood. And when the minutes turn to hours and then to days, he is faced with an impossible decision that no parent should ever have to make...

Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad.

Abridged in five parts by Sara Davies

Read by Don Warrington.  

Producer:  Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

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Don Warrington reads Claire Adam's debut novel about betrayal, love and terrible choices.

Don Warrington reads Claire Adam's heartrending debut novel, set in Trinidad, about betrayal, love and terrible choices.

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