Author:
Narrator: Humphrey Bower
Format: Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
Published: May 2012
Genre: Fiction - Historical - General
Retail Price: $29.99
Discs: 23
It is 1942 in the Dutch East Indies, and Nick Duncan is a young Australian butterfly collector in search of a single exotic butterfly. With invading Japanese forces coming closer by the day, Nick falls in love with the beguiling Anna van Heerden. Their time together is brief, as both are forced into separate, dangerous escapes. They plan to reunite and marry in Australia but it is several years before their paths cross again, scarred forever by the dark events of a long, cruel war. In The Persimmon Tree, Bryce Courtenay gives us a story of love and friendship set against the dramatic backdrop of the Pacific during the Second World War.
This is one of those rare books where the narrator and author are perfectly suited for each other. The story is very well written and the narrator makes it even better. You always know which character is speaking. Excellent audio book and would highly recommend.