Rehana Haque, a young widow, blissfully prepares for the party she will host for her son and daughter. But this is 1971 in East Pakistan, and change is in the air. Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution; of hope, faith, and unexpected heroism in the midst of chaos—and of one woman's heartbreaking struggle to keep her family safe.
In Tahmima Anam's powerful debut, the domestic world of a Bangladeshi widow and mother is thrown into disarray as the Pakistani army rolls into the country during the 1971 Bangladesh war.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Family + Friendship, War + Military
- Publisher: Perennial
- Pages: 276
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: January 1, 2009
- Date Published: January 1, 2009
- Author: Tahmima Anam