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The Persimmon Tree

2012 Fiction
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Release : 2012
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 763/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Persimmon Tree by : Bryce Courtenay

Download or read book The Persimmon Tree written by Bryce Courtenay. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Under the Persimmon Tree

2008-04-01 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2008-04-01
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 075/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Under the Persimmon Tree by : Suzanne Fisher Staples

Download or read book Under the Persimmon Tree written by Suzanne Fisher Staples. This book was released on 2008-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intertwined portraits of courage and hope in Afghanistan and Pakistan Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means "star," suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war in Peshawar, Pakistan, teaching refugee children under the persimmon tree in her garden while her Afghan doctor husband runs a clinic in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Najmah's father had always assured her that the stars would take care of her, just as Nusrat's husband had promised that they would tell Nusrat where he was and that he was safe. As the two look to the skies for answers, their fates entwine. Najmah, seeking refuge and hoping to find her father and brother, begins the perilous journey through the mountains to cross the border into Pakistan. And Nusrat's persimmon-tree school awaits Najmah's arrival. Together, they both seek their way home. Known for her award-winning fiction set in South Asia, Suzanne Fisher Staples revisits that part of the world in this beautifully written, heartrending novel. Under the Persimmon Tree is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Fishing for Stars

2011-05-20 Fiction
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Release : 2011-05-20
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 720/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fishing for Stars by : Bryce Courtenay

Download or read book Fishing for Stars written by Bryce Courtenay. This book was released on 2011-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Duncan is a semi-retired, wealthy shipping magnate who live in idyllic Beautiful Bay, Vanuatu, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his Eurasian true love, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to the Second World War. So he puts pen to paper and tells the compelling tale of the life he has lived since his war-hero days - a life of adventure, ambition, and fortunes made and lost. A life that has had at its heart the love of two passionate and unforgettable - but very different women. The seductive Anna Til and the beguiling Marg Hamilton have spent a lifetime in contest for Nick's devotion. Nick remains torn between them, and struggles between their two opposing worlds of economic exploitation and environmental crusade - until he is called upon to referee...Moving between the exotic Pacific Islands, Japan and Australia over several decades, Fishing for Stars is an epic drama, and the stunning sequel to Bryce Courtenay's bestselling The Persimmon Tree.

My Papa's Persimmon Tree

2020-08-07 Fiction
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Release : 2020-08-07
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 904/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis My Papa's Persimmon Tree by : Machiko Taniguchi

Download or read book My Papa's Persimmon Tree written by Machiko Taniguchi. This book was released on 2020-08-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday life is essential. Having lost her husband in a plane crash, a mother is encouraged by the growth of a persimmon tree, to convey the importance of life, despite the despair and hard life she and her children face.

The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories

2018-10-14
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Release : 2018-10-14
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Book Rating : 644/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories by : Marjorie Faith Barnard

Download or read book The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories written by Marjorie Faith Barnard. This book was released on 2018-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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