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Matthew Flinders' Cat

Author: Bryce Courtenay and Humphrey Bower  

From Australia's bestselling author.

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From Australia's bestselling author.

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Billy O'Shannessy, once a prominent barrister, is now on the street where he sleeps on a bench outside the State Library. Above him on the windowsill rests a bronze statue of Matthew Flinders' cat, Trim. Ryan is a ten-year-old, a near street kid heading for all the usual trouble. The two meet and form an unlikely friendship. Appealing to the boy's imagination by telling him the story of the circumnavigation of Australia as seen through Trim's eyes, Billy is drawn deeply into Ryan's life and into the Sydney underworld. Over several months the two begin the mutual process of rehabilitation. Matthew Flinders' Cat is a modern-day story of a city, its crime, the plight of the homeless and the politics of greed and perversion. It is also a story of the human heart, with an enchanting glimpse into our past from the viewpoint of a famous cat.

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Critic Reviews

"Bryce Courtenay's novels are huge bestsellers in his adopted country of Australia. In fact, he is the most popular 'popular novelist' down under. Matthew Flinders' Cat is his most recent. It is two stories in oneā€”the tale of how the friendship between an engaging alcoholic-lawyer-become-street-person (Billy O'Shannessy) and an equally engaging, but troubled, boy (Ryan) ultimately saves them both. And it's the tale told by Billy to Ryan of Trim, the cat that sailed with Australia's great explorer, Matthew Flinders. Humphrey Bower reads terrifically. He infuses the wide range of characters with personality, including the well-educated Billy (sober and drunk), Ryan, with his mask of cool, a sad aboriginal, a hardened barmaid. And he reads the story of Trim, beautifully, in Billy's voice. Well done." -- AudioFile Magazine

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About the Author

Bryce Courtenay, bestselling Australian author, wrote his first book, The Power of One, at the age of fifty-five. This became the largest-selling book by a living Australian author within Australia, with over half a million copies sold locally. Having lived in Sydney for forty years, Bryce is a patriotic Australian, who is passionate about Australia becoming a truly great nation in the 21st century. Committed to the cause of literacy and the importance of motivating young people to read, he is actively involved with literacy programs in primary schools Australia-wide.Bryce lives in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales. Humphrey Bower is a gifted and versatile actor. Since obtaining a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature at Oxford University, he has worked extensively in theatre, television and audiobook narration. Humphrey won the prestigious Audie Award (US) for his performance of The Family Frying Pan by Bryce Courtenay, and was shortlisted for an Audie Award for his performances of Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan and Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay. Humphrey's sensitive and intelligent readings are highly regarded and he is well-known for his capacity to perform a variety of accents.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bolinda Publishing | Bolinda Audio Books
Published
1st August 2010
ISBN
9781742013367

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