| 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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