· Jessica is a heart-warming tale of courage, conviction and suffering. She has similarities with many of Courtenay's protagonists; principally her unshakeable integrity and conviction at all costs. At times upholding these convictions even at her own severe detriment/5(). ‘Courtenay draws on the social satire of Jane Austen and the dark forces of Thomas Hardy, and his tragic heroine parallels Antigone ‘ Herald Sun. COMMENTS. Bryce Courtney’s book Jessica is an enthralling read about life in the outback early ’s Australia. Bryce Courtenay truly has created a mastrepiece of a book. Jessica is a tomboy (the boy her father never had) and lives on a farm with her family, in the Australian bush. The story is set in the early 's just before World War /5(5).
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Bryce Courtenay describes in vivid color the life of Jessica. She has many experiences that will make you cry and others laugh or smile. Story opens circa Jessica lives with her evil and manipulative mom and older sis and loving dad. Their home is in the Bush country of Australia. I ways celebrate a new Bryce Courtenay novel. Jessica by Courtenay, Bryce and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Jessica, by Bryce Courtenay, Narrated by Humphrey Bower, Produced by Bolinda Audio, Downloaded from www.doorway.ru I love Courtenay’s vast sweeping epics about Australia, and no one narrates them better than Humphrey Bower. This one is about Jessica, a girl who was raised almost as a boy because her father had no sons.
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