The Gift of Speed
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited |
| Typeset by | Kirby Jones |
| Printed and Bound by | Griffin Press |
| Imprint | Harper Perennial |
| Series | Glenroy Novels |
| Author photo/portrait | Ponch Hawkes |
| Cover photo | Graham Miller |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Matt Stanton |
| Copyright Holder | Steven Carroll |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Australia |
| Copyright | 2004 |
| This Edition Published | 2006 |
| Pages / Font | 349 + 17 pages / 11.5/16 Hoefler Text |
| ISBN | 978-0-7322-8899-0 |
| Barcode | 9 780732 288990 |
| Printer's Key | 5 4 3 2 1 08 09 10 11 |
| Series Number | 2 |
| Chapters | Contents PART ONE 1. The Stratbaird Docks in Perth 2. French Windows 3. A Player's Chorus 4. On the Fairway 5. Webster's Factory 6. Frank Worrelll Alone 7. The Girls' Home 8. In the Nets PART TWO 9. Lindsay Hassett's Sports Store 10. Gannon 11. Webster is Restless 12. An Ambulance Arrives 13. Two Photographs 14. Hay Ride 15. Father Unknown 16. Miss Universe 17. Joe Solomon's Cap PART THREE 18. Frank Worrell Alone 19. Webster at Work 20. Shame 21. Kathleen Marsden Alone 22. A Diesel at the Mill 23. Frank Worrell Went Down on One Knee PART FOUR 24. An Unfortunate Maturity 25. A New Way of Walking 26. Inside St Catherine's 27. Driving to the Match 28. The Lesson of Harold Larwood 29. Webster at Home 30. The Stain Spreads 31. Frank Worrell and the Long-Legged Fly of Thought 32. The Postcard 33. The Last Train PART FIVE 34. Nat's Barber Shop 35. Tracing the Black Line 36. The Blessed Years 37. The Gift of Kathleen Marsden 38. A Few Words PART SIX 39. A Private Country 40. The Empty Home 41. A Thief In Your Own Home 42. Lindsay Hassett's Sports Store 43. The Distinguished Guest 44. Mrs Webster at the Bedroom Windows 45. Speed 46. A Bowler in Batman's Boots 47. The Lesson of Fred Trueman 48. A Salute 49. Frank Worrell Sheds His Loneliness 50. A Self-Taught Woman 51. A Bad Time to be Talking FINALE 52. Finale P.S. Ideas Interviews & features included in a new section About the author 2 Meet the author 6 Life at a Glance 8 Off the Shelf About the book 10 The Inspiration 14 The Critical Eye Read On 16 Find Out More |
| Notes | Harper Perennial An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia First published in Australia in 2004 First published in 2006 by HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited Copyright © Steven Carroll 2004 Cover design by Matt Stanton Photograph by Graham Miller Author photograph: Ponch Hawkes Typeset in 11.5/16 Hoefler Text by Kirby Jones Printed and bound in Australia by Griffin Press Note: the book has two sets of pagination. The novel ends at page 349, and then there is a separate section titled P.S. which has a listed page count of 17. |
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