Steven Carroll

Books on prize lists

• The Time We Have Taken

  Written in English

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  Miles Franklin 2008 · ★ Winner

  The Time We Have Taken

  The Time We Have Taken

  Steven Carroll · 58 when first published

  Novel · 327 pages · Family, Coming of age

  AIAI-generated summary:In 1970, as their Melbourne suburb celebrates its centenary, a woman whose husband left years ago takes stock of her life, while her son, newly moved into the city, finds his way into first love.

• The Gift of Speed

  Written in English

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  Miles Franklin 2005 · Shortlist

  The Gift of Speed

  The Gift of Speed

  Steven Carroll · 55 when first published

  Novel · 353 pages · Coming of age, Family

  AIAI-generated summary:In the summer of 1960–61, as the West Indies cricket team tours Australia, a cricket-mad sixteen-year-old in an outer Melbourne suburb dreams that speed will carry him out into the wider world.

• The Art of the Engine Driver

  Written in English

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  Miles Franklin 2002 · Shortlist

  The Art of the Engine Driver

  The Art of the Engine Driver

  Steven Carroll · 52 when first published

  Novel · 278 pages · Family

  AIAI-generated summary:On a hot summer evening in a new outer suburb of Melbourne, the engine driver Vic, his wife Rita and their son Michael walk down their street to a neighbour's engagement party, to which the whole street is invited.