Matthew Flinders' Cat
Registered by AnonymousFriend of Wantirna South, Victoria Australia on 9/21/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by AnonymousFriend from Wantirna South, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Billy O'Shannessy, once a prominent barrister, is now on the street where he sleeps on a bench outside the State Library. Above him on the windowsill rests a bronze statue of Matthew Flinders' cat, Trim. Ryan is a ten-year-old, a near street kid heading for all the usual trouble. The two meet and form an unlikely friendship. Appealing to the boy's imagination by telling him the story of the circumnavigation of Australia as seen through Trim's eyes, Billy is drawn deeply into Ryan's life and into the Sydney underworld. Over several months the two begin the mutual process of rehabilitation. Matthew Flinders' Cat is a modern-day story of a city, its crime, the plight of the homeless and the politics of greed and perversion. It is also a story of the human heart, with an enchanting glimpse into our past from the viewpoint of a famous cat.
Journal Entry 2 by AnonymousFriend at Templestowe Lower, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Release #181 for 2022...
Thank you. I have been enjoying this book and will soon be able to release it.
Journal Entry 4 by Cudgee at Redgum Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Friday, September 30, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (10/6/2022 UTC) at Redgum Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia
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Release #232..
Caught today at Redgum Cafe.
A compelling read yet again from Bryce Courtenay. Moving, confronting and a little touch of humour, perfect.
Journal Entry 7 by marmee463 at Melbourne Central New Little Library in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Friday, December 2, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/6/2022 UTC) at Melbourne Central New Little Library in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia
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To the finder of this book -
Please let me know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it, you are under no obligation to read it and Bookcrossing is completely anonymous.
Please let me know it is in safe hands by journalling that you have caught it, you are under no obligation to read it and Bookcrossing is completely anonymous.