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''You've got to get above things to see them clearly. You've got to see how things fit together, and the further away you can get, the clearer things will be.'
'Leon's father viewed the world from his air traffic control tower, but it is from under the velodrome that young Leon sees his father and the bikes tumbling down to the bottom, the riders helplessly tangled and twisted with their machines.
'Even on their long journey North, the velodrome is never far from Leon's consciousness. The sturdy Sam Ballard is a constant reminder as he pedals his racing bike furiously behind the car on its long journey, as is Eric, crippled in the fatal crash at the story's start. Eric collects facts, and the debate between facts and history, history versus possibilities, recollection versus reality, is at the heart of both the journey and this intriguing novel.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Novel Offers Higher Perspective
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 March 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Shipwreck Party 1989 selected work short story -
Two Different Uses of Symbolism
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 109 1989; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Beloved Mountain 1988 single work novel -
Riding the Fine Line
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel -
Plotting (2) : a Quarterly Account of Recent Fiction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel ; Dear You 1988 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Best Picture 1988 single work novel
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Plotting (2) : a Quarterly Account of Recent Fiction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel ; Dear You 1988 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Best Picture 1988 single work novel -
Riding the Fine Line
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel -
Two Different Uses of Symbolism
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 109 1989; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Beloved Mountain 1988 single work novel -
Novel Offers Higher Perspective
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 March 1990; (p. 18)
— Review of The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Shipwreck Party 1989 selected work short story