The Time We Have Taken |
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| Author:
| Carroll, Steven |
| Narrated by:
| Bower, Humphrey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7320-3299-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Louis Braille Audio
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | AUD $114.35 |
Book Description:
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One summer morning in 1970, Peter van Rijn, proprietor of the television and wireless shop, pronounces his Melbourne suburb one hundred years old. That same morning, Rita is awakened by a dream of her husband's snores yet it is years since Vic moved north. Their son, Michael, has left for the city, and is entering the awkward terrain of first love. As the suburb prepares to celebrate progress, Michaels friend Mulligan is commissioned to paint a mural of the areas history. But what...
More DescriptionOne summer morning in 1970, Peter van Rijn, proprietor of the television and wireless shop, pronounces his Melbourne suburb one hundred years old. That same morning, Rita is awakened by a dream of her husband's snores yet it is years since Vic moved north. Their son, Michael, has left for the city, and is entering the awkward terrain of first love. As the suburb prepares to celebrate progress, Michaels friend Mulligan is commissioned to paint a mural of the areas history. But what vision of the past will his painting reveal? The Time We Have Taken is both a meditation on the rhythms of suburban life and a luminous exploration of public and private reckoning during a time of radical change.