Best selling Australian author.

All of Bryce Courtenay’s books have achieved extraordinary sales figures. He was the winner of the 1998 and 1999 APA Who Weekly Reader’s Choice Award.

Brutally kidnapped and separated in childhood, Tommo and Hawk are reunited at the age of 15 in Hobart Town. Together they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. From whale hunting in the Pacific to the Maori Wars of New Zealand, from the Rocks in Sydney to the miner's riots at the goldfields, Tommo and Hawk must learn each other's strengths and weaknesses in order to survive. Along the way, Hawk meets the outrageous Maggie Pye, who brings love and laughter into his life. But the demons of Tommo's past return to haunt the brothers. With Tommo at his side, Hawk takes on a fight against all odds to save what they cherish most.

Courtenay is one of Australia's biggest authors. In this 1800s epic about Tommo and Hawk, sons of a prostitute, he recreates his country's past, including its horrors and glories. The twins are kidnapped and suffer unspeakable violence, with one remaining optimistic and ambitious and the other becoming an alcoholic opium smoker. Narrator Bower captures each character, making listeners forget that one majestic voice creates the various natives, the Irish, the English, and people of all ages. Few will fail to be enthralled by this adventure saga, which skillfully captures history while keeping listeners glued to their earphones. S.G.B. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

 

"Narrator Humphrey Bower captures each character, making listeners forget that one majestic voice creates the various natives, the Irish, the English, and people of all ages. Few will fail to be enthralled by this adventure saga, which skillfully captures history while keeping listeners glued to their earphones"

 

Bryce was born in 1933 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has lived in Australia for over forty years. He is married with two sons. Bryce wrote his first book, the bestselling The Power of One, at the age of fifty-five. It has now sold nearly three million copies worldwide. He has had a long and successful advertising career and has won many local and international advertising awards. Bryce is the author of over a dozen bestselling books including Brother Fish, Tandia, April Fool's Day.