THE GIFT OF SPEED

Book ID/图书代码： 12100005B11926

English Summary/英文概要： the sequel to the art of the engine driver. In 1960 The West Indies arrive in Australia, bringing with them a carnival of music, colour and possibility. 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 therer 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 suburb, a girl called Kathleen Marsden, and about himself.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 故事发生在1960年至1961年明媚夏季时光，这本书记录了二战后，一群生活在墨尔本郊区的虚构的令人难忘的故事人物的生活和命运。 (Sandy)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 出生在墨尔本的史蒂文•卡罗尔在格伦罗伊长大。曾就读于在澳大利亚拉筹伯大学，在高中任职英语教师之前，他在上世纪70年代曾组建过一支乐队。离开乐坛后，他开始投身剧作写作，曾是《星期日时代报》的戏剧评论家。如今这位在澳洲获奖无数的作家已经全身心地投入写作工作，定居于维多利亚州的不伦瑞克。

Steven Carroll (born 1949) is an Australian novelist. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria and studied at La Trobe University. He has taught English at secondary school level, and drama at RMIT. He has been Drama Critic for The Sunday Age newspaper in Melbourne. Steven Carroll is now a full-time writer living in Melbourne with his partner and their son.

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