The Two Pound Tram
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 First edition | |
| Author | 'William Newton' |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print, audio & ebook |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-7475-6697-6 |
The Two Pound Tram is a novel written by William Newton (a pseudonym of Kenneth Newton, a retired doctor). It was first published in 2003[1] to great acclaim[2] and won the 2004 Society of Authors Sagittarius Prize (for first novelists over the age of 60).[3] It sold 60,000 copies in Britain and was also successful in America and Germany.[2]
In 2003 the author invited his nephew Nigel Newton, founder of Bloomsbury Publishing, to lunch at the Garrick Club in London. His nephew was horrified to hear that Kenneth had written a novel: publishers are swamped with new novels, and being a relative Nigel was put in a difficult position. To avoid direct involvement, he passed the text to his editorial staff, and it was published to great acclaim later that year.[2]