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'Nick Duncan is a semi-retired, wealthy shipping magnate who lives 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 of adventure, ambition and unconventional love, and the stunning sequel to Bryce Courtenay's best-selling The Persimmon Tree.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For the Corroboree frog.
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Sequel to The Persimmon Tree.
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Affiliation note: Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains 'Asian' characters.
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27) -
[Review] Fishing For Stars
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: InCite , August vol. 30 no. 8 2009; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel -
Book of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 December 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel -
Award Set to lure Heroes Out of Hiding
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 December 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel
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Award Set to lure Heroes Out of Hiding
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 - 7 December 2008; (p. 22)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel -
Book of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 December 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel -
[Review] Fishing For Stars
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: InCite , August vol. 30 no. 8 2009; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Fishing for the Stars 2008 single work novel -
Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
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cJapan,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- South Pacific, Pacific Region,
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cIndonesia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,