Fishing for Stars
by Courtenay, Bryce
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1552788067
- ISBN 13
- 9781552788066
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: McArthur & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1552788067 . Light wear head & tail of spine. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.7 x 8.9 x 6 Inches; 601 pages; Nicholas Duncan is a semi-retired shipping magnate who resides in idyllic Beautiful Bay in Indonesia, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his beautiful Eurasian wife, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to WWII, the scene of their first meeting and early love. His other wartime lover is the striking Marg Hamilton, a powerful and influential political player in Australia who has remained close to Nick. Marg suspects Nick is suffering the onset of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and organises for a specialist to meet with him in Sydney. But when they meet, Tony Freedman stirs long-buried emotions in Nick and the two men don't hit it off. Nick leaves in an explosion of anger and finds himself in hospital after being hit by a car. Tony visits and encourages Nick to write as a form of therapy, to write about Anna. So he sets about writing about the woman who has inspired him since his late teens, and in doing so draws us into the compelling tale of the life he has lived post war-hero days building a shipping empire, navigating international corruption, supporting his wife's third-world education crusade and loving the women who inspire him. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15712
- Title
- Fishing for Stars
- Author
- Courtenay, Bryce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1552788067
- ISBN 13
- 9781552788066
- Publisher
- McArthur & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- 1552788067, Australia, PTSD, Japan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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