MY FATHER BRYCE
Adam Courtenay
Dynamic, complex, driven: as one of Australia’s highest-selling and most-loved authors, Bryce Courtenay’s public persona is well known. But who was the real Bryce Courtenay?
To his son Adam, he was larger than life, mercurial, and impossible to know completely.
In this moving, unforgettable memoir, Adam – a writer, author and journalist – shares his journey to understand who his father truly was and includes the thoughts and opinions of friends, family and colleagues – as well as selected fans.
From his childhood to Bryce’s addiction to storytelling, Adam shares how in the years after The Power of One, Bryce became a household name even as his personal life was plagued by tragedy and heartbreak – some of his own making.
All the while Adam did his best to love his father and hang on through the wild ride of his life.
Adam Courtenay is a Sydney-based writer and financial journalist. He has had a long career in the UK and Australia, writing for papers such as the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, the SMH/Age and for magazines including Forbes and Company Director.
EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH
Don’t miss your chance to purchase a signed copy before it is released to the public in August.
Inclusions
2 course lunch, welcome drink and In Conversation with author.
LUNCH MENU
- Glass of wine
- 2 – course alternate drop
- Vegetarian option available upon request
Main
- Pan fried herb chicken breast, smashed skin on potatoes, seasonal vegetables
- Acquerello risotto, prawns, fresh chilli, lemon butter, baby zucchini
Dessert
- Orange and olive oil cake with celery puree
- Earl grey panna cotta with strawberries
