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A sweeping saga from Australia's bestselling author.
Bryce Courtenay, bestselling Australian author, wrote his first
book, The Power of One, at the age of fifty-five. This became the
largest-selling book by a living Australian author within
Australia, with over half a million copies sold locally. Having
lived in Sydney for forty years, Bryce is a patriotic Australian,
who is passionate about Australia becoming a truly great nation in
the 21st century. Committed to the cause of literacy and the
importance of motivating young people to read, he is actively
involved with literacy programs in primary schools
Australia-wide.
Bryce lives in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales. Humphrey
Bower is a gifted and versatile actor. Since obtaining a BA (Hons)
in English Language and Literature at Oxford University, he has
worked extensively in theatre, television and audiobook narration.
Humphrey won the prestigious Audie Award (US) for his performance
of The Family Frying Pan by Bryce Courtenay, and was shortlisted
for an Audie Award for his performances of Gould's Book of Fish by
Richard Flanagan and Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay. Humphrey's
sensitive and intelligent readings are highly regarded and he is
well-known for his capacity to perform a variety of accents.
"The ultimate international bestseller."
*The New York Times*
"When the Japanese invade Indonesia in 1942, 17-year-old Australian
Nick Duncan escapes by sailing a yacht across the ocean. It's a
harrowing journey made manageable, in part, by Nick's hope that his
new love, Anna, is safely on her way to Australia. Unfortunately,
Anna is stuck in Indonesia, a prisoner of the Japanese. Humphrey
Bower's narration makes it a pleasure. His skills should be a
model. He reads with anticipation, so that a line written as a
laugh or a sob is read as a laugh or a sob without being
overdramatized. His characterizations reveal personality and
motive, and hold steady throughout the book. And his pacing keeps
us interested even when the plot is predictable."
*AudioFile Magazine*
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