The Persimmon Tree

Bryce Courtenay

ISBN 10: 067007070X / ISBN 13: 9780670070701

Published by Penguin, 2007

About this Item

Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author on dedication page: "(For) Queen & Francoise". Dust jacket very slightly scuffed from shelf wear. Maroon cover boards with gilt title lettering pristine. Spine nice and tight. All pages intact and unmarked. Looks rarely/barely used or read. With bonus bookmark for this edition. Bibliography. 712 pages.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1722892453751

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Persimmon Tree
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067007070X
• ISBN 13: 9780670070701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Set among the Pacific islands and in the Indian Ocean, The Persimmon Tree tells the very personal and often romantic stories of men and women caught up in larger events – in this case starting with the Japanese invasion of Java and the Dutch exodus of the region. The story spans from 1942 and the fall of Singapore and the American landings at Guadalcanal to the ongoing fight against the Japanese for supremacy in the region. The story follows the fortunes of a colourful cast of characters, in particular young Nicholas Duncan (‘the butterfly collector’) and his sweetheart, the Eurasian/Dutch girl, Anna Van Heerden. Following Nicholas and Anna through dangerous and exciting times, the story concludes some fifty years later, when the dynamics of the Pacific region have changed forever.

About the Author

Bryce Courtenay is the bestselling author of The Power of One, Tandia, April Fool's Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Solomon's Song, Jessica, A Recipe for Dreaming, The Family Frying Pan, The Night Country, Smoky Joe's Cafe, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders' Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia, The Persimmon Tree, Fishing for Stars, The Story of Danny Dunn, Fortune Cookie and Jack of Diamonds.
Bryce Courtenay AM passed away in November 2012, aged seventy-nine, at his home in Canberra.