Bryce Courtenay: Storyteller
A Memoir of Australia's Most Beloved Writer
$26.23
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2023
Summary
The long-awaited memoir of the late Bryce Courtenay - Australia’s bestselling author - as told by his wife, Christine Courtenay.
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 with his sweeping epics and larger-than-life characters who embody the strength and triumph of the human condition.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761343537 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 176134353X |
| Author: | Christine Courtenay |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 198mm x 131mm |
About The Author
Christine Courtenay
Christine Courtenay (nee Gee) was born in north-eastern Victoria in 1954 and grew up on a cattle property before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University.
In 1975 she co-founded Australian Himalayan Expeditions, which offered trekking trips to the Himalayas, and became a world leader in adventure travel. In 1989 she created her own marketing company and was engaged by several pioneering tourism projects. She also worked alongside acclaimed authors, world-renowned mountaineers and polar explorers.
Christine served as the Nepalese honorary consul-general in NSW from 1987, and as Nepal attache during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and was a founding director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2013.
Christine was Bryce Courtenay’s partner from 2005, and they married in 2011. She has a son called Nima, and continues to enjoy travelling, writing, and walking in wild and beautiful places.
She lives in Sydney.
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