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Adam Courtenay

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in Sydney, Australia

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Adam Courtenay is a Sydney-based writer and journalist. He has had a long career in the UK and Australia, writing for papers such as the Financial Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review and the UK Sunday Times. He is the son of Australia's best-loved storyteller Bryce Courtenay and the author of several Australian histories, including The Ship that Never Was, Three Sheets to the Wind and Mr Todd's Marvel.
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	The Ship that Never Was: The Greatest Escape Story Of Australian Colonial History 4.04 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost and the Bounty Hunter: William Buckley, John Batman and the Theft of Kulin Country 4.28 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Sheets to the Wind 4.16 avg rating — 190 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Father Bryce 4.21 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Rubber: How the Amazon Died 3.69 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr Todd's Marvel: How one man telegraphed Australia to the modern world 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazon Men it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Mistresses of the Amazon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Stone: Bounty Hunter Book # 6: "The Ghost of Willy McClury:" : Old West action and adventures of Bounty Hunter and Special U. S. Deputy Marshal Jake Stone.

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Adam Courtenay rated a book it was amazing The Grand Mistresses of the Amazon by Adam Courtenay (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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What really gob smacked me in this book was the similarity of experience - 35 women from totally different backgrounds reciting the same treatment, the same fears, the same feeling of unbridled hatred. And, of course, the hypocrisy of the so-called e ...more
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Adam Courtenay made a comment on Lisa Tait’s review of My Father Bryce " I wish you had finished it. He was a great father at first - but fame and the need for everybody’s approval was his downfall - all exacerbated by a te ...more "
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Adam Courtenay made a comment on Odette’s review of My Father Bryce " Thankyou Odette! 🙏 "
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Adam Courtenay liked Odette's review of My Father Bryce: "Honest and fair… never easy to achieve in this he parent son dynamic. Congrats to you Adam… you made it through! "
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Adam Courtenay liked Gill Halliday's review of My Father Bryce: "Not an easy book to write – Adam has done a remarkable job. With sufficient distance to be “even handed and considered” he has worked through the different phases of Bryce’s life honestly and thoughtfully, giving us the picture of a father’s insatiabl" Read more of this review »
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Adam Courtenay rated a book it was amazing Mr Blank by Dean Manning	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Manning does amazing investigative work to slowly uncover the elusive, somewhat murky story of Mr Blank. Men like Blank rejected the limelight but cannot neglect their needs. In Blank’s case it was women and women were the source of Manning’s researc ...more
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