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Fortune Cookie
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins
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Fortune Cookie
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Publisher's Summary
It's the 1960s and the world of advertising is coming alive - and it's an exciting world to be part of. Simon Wong, a Chinese-Australian and a promising young advertising executive, is sent to Singapore to establish an office. He finds himself thrust into an environment that is at once strangely familiar and profoundly different, one where the rules that govern behaviour - both in business and in personal life - differ wildly from what he is used to. And where all is not what it appears to be.
Under the veneer of the commercial world lie some shocking truths - of people smuggling, drug trafficking, and murder. And Mercy B. Lord, the woman Simon falls for, is caught up in it. From wartime Asian comfort houses to CIA spy rings, Bryce Courtenay takes us on a thrilling journey with a great love story at its heart.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-08-2018
Enthralling!
As with all his books Bryce Courtney has done an amazing job researching all facets to ensure that the story reflects happenings during the period in which the novel is portrayed. Humphrey Bower is my all time favourite presenter. He is truly fantastic!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-08-2022
Fabulous book
Will engage you from start to finish. What a talent Bryce was and also narrator Humphrey Bower is the best who brings the story to life
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- Twerp
- 10-10-2023
Brilliant!!!!!
A perfect Bryce Courtney the story is intriguing and the narrator is perfect great book
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- Tracy
- 30-05-2018
Excellent
Amazing story and narrated brilliantly by Humphrey Bower. I've always been a Bryce Courtenay fan, and I love hearing his book come to life by someone who really feels like they belong reading it.
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- Jaidee
- 07-01-2024
Not author’s best
Love most of Bryce’s work, though not so much his later works, such as this. It’s good enough with typical strong character development that really make you care. The story itself just doesn’t quite have the strength and depth of his earlier work. Still well worth the journey for the fans. I wouldn’t start with this as a new reader though as it’s not a reflection of the genius of the writer. Humphrey Bower is incredible as always.
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- Michael
- 10-07-2017
Good story and brilliantly performed.
One of Courtenay's great stories which Humphrey Bower performed with great distinction. Great characters. The historical references are very interesting albeit with a couple of minor errors.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-2019
great book
loved the narrator , loved the story, riveting!! Must be one of the best story tellers in this age
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- Anonymous User
- 28-06-2024
Another Bryce Courtney Wonder
Characters that you feel, twists and turns and so discriptive that at times you can “ feel” the locations. I have to wonder sometimes if he really knows how it’s going to end when he starts. Loved this book…and the humour was well placed and definitely Aussie flavoured.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-2024
Fortube Cookie
As always, Bryce Courtenay's story holds one's attention throughout entwining fiction with interesting historical facts. Highly recomnended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-2023
Disappointing story of annoying rich boy
Main charature displays multiple, ongoing examples of lack of situational awareness, basic emotional understanding and, ultimately, emphatic disrespect of basic human emotional need. This reoccur during every hour of the entire story.
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