The Persimmon Tree
by Bryce Courtenay
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Author: Bryce CourtenayEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10
ISBN: 1552787435
Number of pages: 711
Publisher: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd
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Book Review: The Persimmon Tree
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic book, the first Bryce Courtenay I read. I have since read The Power of One, Tandia, the three books of the Australia Trilogy, and Persimmon's sequel, Fishing For Stars. Actually, i listened to all of them as audio books, and... WOW! I have been listening to audio books for several years now, and i am VERY particular about narrators. I can tell in the earliest moments of a book if the narrator is going to satisfy or annoy me. As far as i'm concerned, i've been fortunate to have found some of the best, and Humphrey Bower ranks in my top 3. Absolutely brilliant, with the rare talent of transporting you absolutely into the story... But back to Bryce: he is a fantastic writer. I love almost all of his stories, and highly recommend this one. The sequel, Fishing for Stars, however, was a disappointment, exactly as other reviewers said. I got through it, but would not recommend it. To me it dragged and just didn't have the magic, suck-you-in quality of The Persimmon Tree. I only wish Bryce had more Kindle titles. I was surprised to only find a few. My only hesitation in recommending Bryce to every & anyone is the violence present in most of his stories. It's real-world violence, and not gratuitous at all, but i know some individuals who would have a hard time with it. Bryce vividly captures and describes the darkness in human nature, and it can be disturbing, particularly for women who have been raped or sexually abused. But i still wholeheartedly recommend this and the other books already mentioned above...
Summary of The Persimmon Tree
The persimmon tree is a symbol of life, a heartwood that will outlast everything man can make . . .
It is 1942 in the Dutch East Indies, and Nick Duncan is a young Australian butterfly collector in search of a single exotic butterfly. With invading Japanese forces coming closer by the day, Nick falls in love with the beguiling Anna van Heerden.
Their time together is brief, as both are forced into separate, dangerous escapes. They plan to reunite and marry in Australia but it is several years before their paths cross again, scarred forever by the dark events of a long, cruel war.
In The Persimmon Tree, Bryce Courtenay gives us a story of love and friendship set against the dramatic backdrop of the Pacific during the Second World War.
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