Golden Boy tells the story of Max, an intersex teenager. A horrible act sets of a cascade of events that shake up the lives of Max and his seemingly perfect family.
Abigail Tarttelin tells the story in Jodie Picoult fashion (chapters are narrated by different characters in the story). I found myself becoming very emotionally invested in the story. Highly recommended.
Abigail Tarttelin tells the story in Jodie Picoult fashion (chapters are narrated by different characters in the story). I found myself becoming very emotionally invested in the story. Highly recommended.
This is a haunting novel about Max, a child born with the unusual diagnosis of intersex. His parents elect to raise him as a boy without any surgery to eliminate the ambiguity. When a horrific betrayal of trust is imposed on Max at the age of 16, the facade that has kept his family together begins to corrode. The topic of intersex is sensitively handled by Abigail Tarttelin, who also educates her readers on the difficulties of any condition that makes someone "different."
