The Persimmon Tree

Author(s): Bryce Courtenay

General Fiction

It's 1942 and seventeen-year-old Nicholas Duncan is in Indonesia in pursuit of the exotic Magpie Crow butterfly. Suddenly, Duncan finds himself in danger with an imminent Japanese invasion and the approaching monsoon season leaves Duncan with few options of escape. Amidst this fear and chaos he falls in love with Anna, who nicknames him Mister Butterfly.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780670070701
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 30 April 2007
  • : 5.6 Centimeters X 16.1 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Bryce Courtenay
  • : Hardback
  • : 711