10 Dazzling Debut Novels to Pick Up Right Now
Amazed by the abundance of high-quality first-time fiction, we share our instant favorites.
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The Golden Boy
By Abigail Tarttelin
352 pages;
Atria Books
A good-looking, athletic British teenager's seemingly idyllic life gets turned upside down when his oldest friend betrays him, revealing a closely held family secret just as the boy's father is about to run for political office.
— Abbe Wright
Published 07/29/2013