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The Persimmon Tree | Bryce Courtenay

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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.

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Persimmon Tree | Bryce Courtenay

Here‘s another quirk.

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LittlePixels

The Persimmon Tree | Bryce Courtenay

Bruce Courtenay often has aesthetically pleasing covers, but this is probably my favorite. 💕 #favoritecover #riotgrams

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The Persimmon Tree | Bryce Courtenay

Day 13 #ReadJanuary #SetInYrCountry.
Not many books I've read are set in Australia. These two are set in Australia for a good part of the book, the other part overseas. Both are set around WW2.
These were both books I thoroughly enjoyed.

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The Persimmon Tree | Bryce Courtenay

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The Persimmon Tree is a wonderful, albeit weird as hell at times, love story. The hero is likable, the war scenes shocking yet fascinating. The driving romance has elements that are so odd & yet despite it all there's somehow still an innocence to it. This book made me want to be a writer!

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