The potato factory: A novel
by Bryce Courtenay
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Author: Bryce CourtenayEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0855616539
Number of pages: 666
Publisher: W.H.A
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Book Review: A Big, Juicy, Wonderful Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't go anywhere without a book, so when I visited Australia this summer, I brought along enough reading matter to supply a small library. However, realizing that I was unfamiliar with Australian culture and history, I asked several Aussie acquaintances to recommend some good novels about Australia. All of them mentioned THE POTATO FACTORY, the first book of an Australian trilogy by Bryce Courtenay, ( author of the magnificent novel,THE POWER OF ONE), so I rushed right out to buy it. Lucky,lucky me!!!
What a fantastic book! Bryce Courtenay is a master storyteller, and as he paints a portrait of 19th century London-in all of its noisy, corrupt and reeking glory, the reader has no choice but to follow along. From the repulsive yet brilliant Ikey Solomon an (un)common street criminal (whom I later learned was an actual historical figure) to the heroic and equally brilliant Mary Abacus, Courtenay uses both fictional and historical characters to take us from London to Australia via a hellish convict/slave ship. The reader lives, breathes, eats and sleeps with the characters, and while the journey isn't always pleasant, it's always enthralling.
For the first ten days of my trip, I carried THE POTATO FACTORY with me wherever I went, read at every possible moment, and even became known as "the book lady" in my hotel. I accepted that title proudly, and when I got home, the first thing that I did (after developing my pictures and sleeping off my jet lag), was go on-line to find the sequels, TOMMO and HAWK, and SONG of SOLOMON. I am presently awaiting delivery of these two books, and cannot wait to reunite with the characters and revisit the world created in THE POTATO FACTORY. Fabulous book, fabulous writer. Try not to miss it.
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