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Forever Young
2017 Nominated

Forever Young

Steven Carroll

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Forever Young is set against the tumultuous period of change and uncertainty that was Australia in 1977. Whitlam is about to lose the federal election, and things will never be the same again, the times they are a’changing. Radicals have become conservatives, idealism is giving way to realism, relationships are falling apart, and Michael is finally coming to accept that he will never be a rock and roll musician.

A subtle and graceful exploration of the passage of time and our yearning for the seeming simplicities of the past.

 

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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Steven
Carroll

Steven Carroll is the multi-award-winning author of fifteen novels including A World of Other People (2013), which was the joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, and The Time We Have Taken (2007), which was the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Region and the Miles Franklin Award in 2008. Forever Young (2015) was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award in 2016. Just to name a few. Steven lives in Melbourne with his partner, the author Fiona Capp, and their son.

Steven Carroll is the multi-award-winning author of fifteen novels including A World of Other People (2013), which was the joint winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, and The Time We Have Taken (2007), which was the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Region and the Miles Franklin Award in 2008. Forever Young (2015) was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award in 2016. Just to name a few. Steven lives in Melbourne with his partner, the author Fiona Capp, and their son.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Forever Young was selected by Victoria public librarian vote from a list of nominations compiled by the State Library of Victoria.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
01/06/2015
Author
Steven Carroll
Publisher
4th Estate
Nominating Library
The State Library of Victoria - Australia

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