The Story of Danny Dunn by Bryce Courtenay, ISBN 9780670073344

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In the late1930s in the aftermath of the Great Depression few opportunities existed for working-class boys, but at just eighteen Danny Dunn has a bit going for him: brains, looks, sporting ability- and an easy charm. His parents run The Hero, a favourite neighbourhood pub, and Danny is seen as that rare exception, a working class boy going places.

War intervenes and he is captured at the Fall of Singapore and ends up on the Burma Railway. He returns home a physically broken man, to a life that will be changed forever. Together with Helen, a woman of strength, character and intelligence who becomes his wife they set about rebuilding his life. A tale shaped by personal demons, compassion, corruption, love and power and the gift of twin daughters, Sam and Gabby.

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About the Author: Bryce Courtenay

Bryce Courtenay (born 14 August 1933) is a South African-born Australian novelist born in Johannesburg. He spent most of his early years in a small village in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa's Limpopo province.
His novels are primarily set in either Australia, his adopted country, or South Africa, the country of his birth. His first book, The Power of One, was published in 1989 and, despite Courtenay's fears that it would never sell, quickly became one of Australia's best-selling books by any living author. The story has since been made into a film - as well as being re-released in a version fit for children to read. Bryce Courtenay is one of Australia's most commercially successful authors. However, only The Power of One has been published in the United States. Courtenay claims that this is because "American publishers for the most part have difficulties about Australia, they are interested in books in their own country first and foremost. However, we receive many e-mails and letters from Americans who have read my books and I am hoping in the future that publishers will recognize that there is a market for all my books in the U.S."
He came to Australia after being banned from returning to South Africa for starting a weekend school at the prestigious boys school he attended. He had met Benita (whom he later married and has three children with), who invited him to come to Australia, which he did, and has lived there ever since. Bryce Courtenay now lives in Bowral, NSW, with his partner, Christine.

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