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Pamela

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  • The Persimmon Tree

    • UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Bryce Courtenay
    • Narrated By Humphrey Bower
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1737)
    Performance
    (1285)
    Story
    (1276)

    The Persimmon Tree opens in Indonesia in 1942 on the cusp of Japanese invasion and the evacuation of Batavia (Jakarta) by the Dutch. Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Duncan is on holiday there, in pursuit of an exotic butterfly known as the Magpie Crow. It's an uncertain, dangerous time to be in Indonesia, and Nick's options of getting out are fast dwindling. Amidst the fear and chaos he falls in love with Anna, the beautiful daughter of a Dutch acquaintance, and she nicknames him 'Mr Butterfly'.

    Corinne says: "An excellent sequel"
    "Anna?"
    Overall

    I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this gripping tale of one adventure after another. The narrator Humphrey Bower was superb in telling the tale. I would have given this book five stars, except for two things, 1. It was not necessary to use the "F" word so frequently and I found it distracting and bothersome to listen to, and 2. I was totally disappointed by the lackluster ending with Anna. We wait and wait to hear what will become of her and then, BOOM, it's over. It felt like the author was up against an editor's deadline and made a fast hash of the ending.

    3 of 4 people found this review helpful

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