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Train Lord: The Astonishing True Story of One Man's Journey to Getting His Life Back On Track
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Train Lord: The Astonishing True Story of One Man's Journey to Getting His Life Back On Track
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oliver Mol
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Memoirs Self-help and personal development Trains and railways |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780241525074
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Classifications | Dewey:828.9209 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Michael Joseph Ltd
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Publication Date |
21 July 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An arresting memoir about a 10-month migraine, a recovery in Australia, and a job on the railway when there were no other options Oliver Mol was a successful, clever, healthy twenty-five-year old. Then one day the migraine started. For ten months, the pain was constant, exacerbated by writing, reading, using computers, looking at phones or anything with a screen. Slowly, Oliver began to disappear. One evening, Oliver googled the only thing he could think of- 'full-time job, no experience, Sydney'. An ad for a train guard appeared. For two years Oliver watched others live their lives, observing the intimacy of strangers brought together briefly and connected by the steady march of time. Exquisitely written and bravely told, Train Lord is a searingly personal yet hugely relatable book, which asks what happens when your sense of self is suddenly destroyed, and how you get it back.
Author Biography
Oliver Mol is the author of the critically acclaimed Lion Attack!. He was the inaugural winner of the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers as well as the recipient of an Australian Council Grant. In 2020, the stage show of Train Lord proved a runaway success during the Sydney Fringe Season. Oliver grew up dividing his time between Texas and Brisbane and now lives in Sydney.
ReviewsA highly intimate and emotional consideration of the relationship between pain, life, and the methods we use to escape both * Adelaide Fringe * Mol's writing is a revelation. Nuanced, at times dryly satirical or melancholy, it is always rich, poetic and intoxicating * Bakehouse Studio *
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