Building on the tradition of Little Bee Chris Cleave again writes with elegance humor and passion about friendship marriage parenthood tragedy and redemption. Gold is the story of Zoe and Kate world-class athletes who have been friends and rivals since their first day of Elite training. They've loved fought betrayed forgiven consoled gloried and grown up together. Now on the eve of London 2012 their last Olympics both women will be tested to their physical and emotional limits. They must confront each other and their own mortality to decide when lives are at stake: What would you sacrifice for the people you love if it meant giving up the thing that was most important to you in the world?
