The Art of the Engine Driver

Carroll, Steven

ISBN 10: 073227057X / ISBN 13: 9780732270575

Published by HarperCollins Publishers (Austra, 2000

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of the Engine Driver
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Austra
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 073227057X
• ISBN 13: 9780732270575
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 258.5 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This is an elegant and resonant story of change and the loss of innocence set in post-war Melbourne. This is the story of one evening in the lives of the residents of a new outer suburb. As a mighty steam train leaves Spencer Street Station, a group of neighbours gather to celebrate a young girl's engagement...

About the Author

Steven Carroll was born in Melbourne. His first novel, Remember Me, Jimmy James, was published in 1992. The Art of the Engine Driver and The Gift of Speed were short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, which the final book in the trilogy, The Time We Have Taken, won in 2008. Steven Carroll lives in Melbourne with his partner and son.