Bryce Courtenay. Storyteller

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Viking Australia
Publisher Place: Hawthorn
Publisher Year: 2022
Edition: First Edition

Description: 431 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Bryce Courtenay was a born storyteller. The success of his extraordinary debut The Power of One made publishing history, and in the years that followed Bryce continued to entertain and inspire thousands of devoted readers around the world with his sweeping epics and larger-than-life characters who embody the strength and triumph of the human condition.What kind of man did it take to conjure these tales What kind of lifeWhen Christine Courtenay began penning her own memoir during lockdown, she found herself increasingly drawn to the remarkable story of her late husbands life and reflecting upon his astonishing literary legacy. From his humble beginnings in Africa to his dazzling success in advertising and as a bestselling author, Bryces extraordinary, rags-to-riches life story reads like one of his epic novels. It was a life marked by all the big themes overcoming adversity, love, loss, hard-won success, fame and fortune, and holding tight to a dream.In this telling Christine uncovers the events that shaped the man behind the stories a man complex, driven and unfailingly positive, who never lost sight of his childhood dream to be a writer. Candid, intimate and insightful, Bryce Storyteller is a fascinating, loving tribute to the life and work of Australias most beloved and enigmatic writer.

ISBN: 9780143778851