~ Hardcover

~ New Release - 2021

Decades before Perdita Felicien became a World Champion hurdler running the biggest race of her life at the 2004 Olympics, she carried more than a nation's hopes: she carried her mother Catherine's dreams . . .

Beautifully written and deeply absorbing, Gold Mettle is an intricately woven tale about a mother and daughter who beat the odds together and the unique power of a parent's love to transform their child's life. 

"In this inspiring memoir, Felicien recounts the despair and the triumphs like a champion.  So captivating is the story of Cathy Felicien Browne's life that by the time her daughter Perdita runs her first sprint halfway through the book, you might have forgotten all about the fact that the author is former World Champion hurdler Perdita Felicien." -- The Globe and Mail