Author:Steven Carroll
In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia and Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled. If, like his heroes, he has the gift of speed, he will move beyond his suburb into the great world ...
As his summer unfolds, Michael realises that there are other ways to live. When the calypso chorus accompanying Frank Worrell and his team fades, Michael has leartn many things ... about his parents, a girl called Kathleen Marsden, and about himself.
The Gift of Speed is a masterful blend of story-telling, memorable characters and a uniquely Australian sensibility by a novelist at the height of his powers.
If, as they say, the past is another country, then Carroll is the ideal guide
—— Sydney Morning HeraldExquisite . . . There are times in this book where I paused to admire the subtle craft of what Carroll is doing. Every piece of this book is sanded and planed and perfectly joined
—— The AgeA must read
—— Australian Publisher & BooksellerAn elegantly simple yet carefully crafted and stylishly narrated story
—— Good ReadingIt is a sort of a private novel. In the heroine, Anne Elliot, we have glimpses of Austen and what happened to her; the lost romance and the lost youth
—— Julian Fellowes , Sunday ExpressWho needs eReaders when book publishers are repackaging classic tales in beautiful covers like these? … Perfect for fans of the author
—— BellaBeautifully designed… Perfect collectable gift for Austen fans and design devotees
—— So DarlingThese might be the loveliest editions of Jane Austen’s novels we’ve seen in a long time
—— A Little Bird (blog)
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