Summary
‘I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.’ From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance. Sylvia, with a singing voice that can literally charm the birds out of the trees, and an acute and questioning mind that refuses to accept unreasoned beliefs, embarks on a pilgrimage. She joins the Children’s Crusade, bound for the Holy Land. From a bawdy life as an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143006992 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143006991 |
| Author: | Bryce Courtenay |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 139mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Bryce Courtenay
Bryce Courtenay is the bestselling author of The Power of One, Tandia, April Fool’s Day, The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk, Solomon’s Song, Jessica, A Recipe for Dreaming, The Family Frying Pan, The Night Country, Smoky Joe’s Cafe, Four Fires, Matthew Flinders’ Cat, Brother Fish, Whitethorn, Sylvia, The Persimmon Tree, Fishing for Stars, The Story of Danny Dunn, Fortune Cookie and Jack of Diamonds. Bryce Courtenay AM passed away in November 2012, aged seventy-nine, at his home in Canberra.
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