Set during the glorious summer of 1960/61, The Gift of Speed chronicles the lives, fates and fortunes of a memorable group of characters in a fictitious outer-Melbourne suburb in the post-WWII era. Format:Paperback Pages:384
When the West Indies cricket team arrive in Australia in the summer of 1960, Michael at 16, is enthralled. As the summer unfolds, Michael realises that he has learnt many things...more details Format:Paperback Pages:384
As the Allied forces occupy Japan at the end of World War II, an intense love affair develops beteen shy Australian Allen Spin Bowler, an interpreter in the British army...more details Format:Paperback
A luminous exploration of public and private reckoning in a Melbourne suburb during the upheavels of the 1970s. A celebration of the rhythms and intracacies of suburban life...more details Format:Paperback Pages:352
As a teenager, Lucy McBride, is roused from her slumber by the sound of rich, haunting classical music coming from the stereo. It is a life changing moment and from that point she devotes herself to the study of the cello.As a young woman...more details Pages:288