Bryce Courtenay
Hardcover | Pages: 711 pages Rating: 4.02 | 4090 Users | 321 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Persimmon Tree (The Persimmon Tree #1) |
| Author | : | Bryce Courtenay |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 711 pages |
| Published | : | June 5th 2007 by Viking |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Audiobook |
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The Persimmon Tree is unashamedly a love story. I've always wanted to write one but until now have been afraid to do so. The reason is simple enough: most men in my experience have very little idea of what really goes on in a woman's heart or head. Now, at the age of 74, I just might know enough and have sufficient courage to write on the subject - the way of a man with a woman, of a woman with a man.My story is set in the Pacific, although not in the paradise we've always been led to believe exists there. It is 1942 in Java and the Japanese are invading the islands like a swarm of locusts.
I have tried to capture the essence of love - how in a world gone mad with malice and hate, it has the ability to forgive and to heal. As it is in this story, love is always hard earned but, in the end, a most wonderful and necessary emotion. Without love, life for most of us would lack true meaning.
Sincerely,
Bryce Courtenay
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| Original Title: | The Persimmon Tree |
| ISBN: | 067007070X (ISBN13: 9780670070701) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670070701 |
| Series: | The Persimmon Tree #1 |
| Setting: | Java(Indonesia) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 4090 Users | 321 ReviewsWeigh Up About Books The Persimmon Tree (The Persimmon Tree #1)
It is 1942 and Nick Duncan is a butterfly collector, but a really manly one. He is shy, but in a really manly sort of way. He has never spent much time around woman, but in a manly sort of way. He can sail a yacht through a hurricane, in a manly sort of way.This stuff is typical Bryce Courtenay. The writing and story is interesting enough to get hooked, but I did lots of eye-rolling, particularly as the main character was introduced. It really made me want to vomit, this is The Story Of DannyI almost stopped reading this novel after completing Anna's story. For the sake of complete-ness I finished reading Nicholas' story also - I'm glad i did because that was a far sight better than Anna's story. Unfortunately Anna's story is somewhat unbelievable because it is written in so much intricate and often horrific detail by the character 'Nicholas' and there is no way he could ever know the full extent of what she went through. Because it is interspersed with occasional commentary from
This is a beautiful book and a beautiful story. It engages you right from the start and although I have never been a fan of war stories, this was one that was fantastic. The hero, Nick, was a young butterfly collector when he was in the tropics off Australia and the Japanese invaded.
Excellent book and the narrator was phenomenal!
The Persimmon Tree was a good read and I think Courtnay is back in form, although it does have its flaws. The book was well researched and I enjoyed the Clavellian-style use of history to beef up the story - it being just as much a character in its own right. I found the characters a mixed bag: on the one hand I thought Courtenay nailed a few supporting characters spot on; on the other hand, however, I felt that Courtenay got a bit carried away while grooming the protagonist to the reader: there
April 10, 2010The mere size of this book made me avoid it, leaving it sitting on my bookshelf collecting dust for 6 months. It was a bit hard to get into at first as I imagined this daunting task of reading a giant book and let's face it, a giant book about love seems a little excessive. It turned out to be a tremendously interesting story spanning across an ocean and a war. It showed many contrasting views of the Pacific War; the view of a Japanese Colonel, an Australian Lieutenant fighting for
This was my first attempt at Bryce Courtenay and I wasn't a big fan. I liked the story line. The MC being a butterfly collector was really interesting and unique. My issue with this book is the same issue I had with Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels, TOO MUCH INFORMATION! Every single event is told with such laborious detail I lost interest. I think this book needs an editor with a big red pen to read through and cut out all the crap. This book should be have the size. The other thing that
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