Fishing for Stars [Hardcover]

Bryce Courtenay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1552788067 | ISBN-13: 978-1552788066

Nick Duncan is a semi-retired, wealthy shipping magnate who lives in idyllic Beautiful Bay, Vanuatu, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his beguiling Eurasian true love, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to the Second World War. So he puts pen to paper and tells the compelling tale of the life he has lived since his war-hero days. It's an adventurous life that has had at its heart the love of two passionate and unforgettable—but very different—women. The seductive Anna Til and the beguiling Marg Hamilton have spent a lifetime in contest for Nick's devotion. Nick remains torn between them, and struggles between their two opposing worlds of economic exploitation and environmental crusade—until he is called upon to referee...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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'A sweeping yarn' -- The Daily Telegraph --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Bryce Courtenay was born in South Africa and has lived in Sydney for the major part of his life. He is the bestselling author of The Power of One, April Fool's Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Jessica, Solomon's Song, Smoky Joe's Cafe, Four Fires, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia and The Persimmon Tree. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 601 pages
• Publisher: Mcarthur & Co Pub Ltd (November 12, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552788067
• ISBN-13: 978-1552788066
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A struggling sequel, April 21, 2010

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W. Paul Blakey "of Twin Eagles Publishing" (Sechelt, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing for Stars (Hardcover)

This sequel to The Persimmon Tree is unfortunately, something of a disappointment. The worst thing for me was the love triangle of Nick, Anna and Marg that never really comes alive, or gets anywhere close to being believable. The section where Nick and Anna go to Japan is the most interesting, as Courtenay appears to have some knowledge of Japan's underworld, but even here the plot staggers about like Godzilla in Tokyo.

The weakest part is the completely unbelievable development of Anna as the world's richest heroin addict. I mean come on, here is this gorgeous female, a Japanese trained dominatrix with vaginismus (if that isn't enough to make you gag) who cannot give up her heroin habit but who has enough smarts and energy to create a billion dollar business empire. Simply not believable.

I really enjoyed The Persimmon Tree but "Fishing" turned out to be just that - a fishing trip without any fish.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fishing for Stars, July 16, 2010

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M. Fuller (Oakville, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fishing for Stars (Hardcover)

I did not read the Persimmon tree...I thought this was a good story, BUT whoever edited it should have chopped at LEAST 100 pages....I found it wordy and repetitive. I could remember the histories of Marg and Anna....did not need to be told them every 20 pages.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor, even for a sequel, July 12, 2010

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drowning - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishing for Stars (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed in this book. It's readable if you've read the persimmon tree, but it only just. Typical sequel.