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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Story of Danny Dunn
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'In the aftermath of the Great Depression few opportunities existed for working-class boys, but at just eighteen Danny Dunn has a good deal going for him: brains, looks, sporting ability - and an easy charm. His parents run The Hero, a favourite neighbourhood pub, and Danny is a local hero.

'Luck changes for Danny when he signs up to go to war. He returns home a physically broken man, to a life that will be changed for ever. Together with Helen, a woman of strength, character and intelligence who becomes his wife, he sets about rebuilding his life. It is a life tormented by personal demons, and shaped by compassion, corruption, love and power - and the gift of twin daughters, Sam and Gabby.

'Set against a backdrop of Australian pubs and politics, The Story of Danny Dunn is an Australian family saga spanning three generations. It is a compelling tale of love, ambition and the destructive power of obsession, at a time of great change in Australia's history.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my beloved Christine.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2009 .
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      Extent: 610p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st November 2009
      ISBN: 9781742145778, 9780670073344 (hbk.), 9781742145693
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2011 .
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      Extent: 624p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 4 January 2011.
      ISBN: 9780143203513 (pbk.)

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story Blanche Clark , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 December 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 December 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
The Power of Women William Verity , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury Weekender , 12-13 December 2009; (p. 11)
The heroes in Bryce Courtenay's latest book are much like the author's life - and are mostly female. Courtenay talks about writing and the women in his life
Fiction Books Adair Jones , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 December 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Power of the People Madeline Healy , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 November 2009; (p. 24-25)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Books Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 December 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Great Australian Speeches : Landmark Speeches That Defined and Shaped Our Nation 2009 anthology prose ; The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Fiction Books Adair Jones , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 December 2009; (p. 22)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 December 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 December 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of The Story of Danny Dunn Bryce Courtenay , 2009 single work novel
Let Me Tell You a Story Steve Meacham , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 November 2009; (p. 2)
The Power of Women William Verity , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury Weekender , 12-13 December 2009; (p. 11)
The heroes in Bryce Courtenay's latest book are much like the author's life - and are mostly female. Courtenay talks about writing and the women in his life
Showman Who Knew the Power of a Story Blanche Clark , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 November 2012; (p. 26-27)
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