Art of the Engine Driver

Novel set in postwar Melbourne. A family of three set off down the street for an engagement party in Melbourne's outer suburbs at the same time as a passenger train leaves Spencer Street Station for Sydney. Describes the lives of the family, the man throwing the engagement party for his daughter, and the engine driver of the train. Themes are change and the loss of innocence. Author is a novelist, playwright, and theatre critic for the 'Sunday Age'. Previous titles include 'Momoko' and 'The Love Song of Lucy McBride'.Carroll, Steven is the author of 'Art of the Engine Driver', published 2001 under ISBN 9780732270575 and ISBN 073227057X.