A beautiful merry go round should not be the scene of trouble.
A merry-go-round
A Riding Gallery.
I can’t wait to see that
in my new home in St Kilda.
In Melbourne’s St Kilda, as World War 1 begins, German immigrant Anton fulfils his dream of creating the most beautiful steam-driven “riding gallery” (a merry-go-round) in the world. Evelyn, who has just moved to the city befriends local boy Rory, but the war, and anti-German sentiment, soon takes its toll on the children, Anton, their families, and the riding gallery itself.
Based on true events, this is a multiple point-of-view story, including poems created from contemporaneous newspaper articles with illustrations from Martina Heiduczek.
ISBN: 9781760657345
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Release Date: 3 July, 2024
Australian RRP: $16.99