CARROLL, Steven - The Gift of Speed
First published 2004. In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia, bringing with them a carnival of music, colour and possiblity. 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 And yet, 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 learnt many things about his parents, his suburbs, a girl called Kathleen Marsden, and about himself. Sequel to The Art of the Engine Driver
Published:: 2006
No. pages: 348
ISBN: 978073228890
Condition: GOOD - softcover - 365g
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