The Golden Age (2014) is a novel by the Australian author Joan London.
Frank and Elsa meet at a rehabilitation clinic in suburban Perth in the early 1950s when they were ~ 12 years old. Both have been stricken with polio, and Frank is a Jewish refugee from Hungary. The novel follows the relationship between Frank and Elsa at the rehab center.
Polio is like love, Frank says, after many decades. Years later, when you think you have recovered, it comes back."
This is a quiet, beautiful book. It was a gift to read it.
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