-
Whitethorn
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $16.00
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Jessica
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jessica is based on the inspiring true story of a young girl's fight for justice against tremendous odds. A tomboy, Jessica is the pride of her father, as they work together on the struggling family farm. One quiet day, the peace of the bush is devastated by a terrible murder. Only Jessica is able to save the killer from the lynch mob: but will justice prevail in the courts? Nine months later, a baby is born...with Jessica determined to guard the secret of the father's identity.
-
-
No light reading!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-04-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Story of Danny Dunn
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At just 16 years Danny Dunn has everything going for him: brains, looks, sporting aptitude - and luck with the ladies. His mother steers him towards a university education, but with just six months of his degree to go, he signs up for the AIF, driven by a desire to serve his country and plain wanderlust. Danny serves in South-east Asia, spends three and a half years as a POW, and returns a broken man, embittered and facially disfigured. He is scared and overwhelmed by the need to sort himself out, to find out who the hell he is....
-
-
Oh Danny Boy!
- By Eddie on 02-06-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Potato Factory
- The Australian Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 23 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Always leave a little salt on the bread. Ikey Solomon's favorite saying is also his way of doing business, and in the business of thieving he's very successful indeed. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from thriving nineteenth century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land.
-
-
Best audiobook of the year!
- By karen on 11-30-05
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Fortune Cookie
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
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 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.
-
-
Brillant
- By Jacki Farrar on 08-12-11
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Tandia
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tandia is a child of all Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only 16 when she is first brutalized by the police. Her fear of the White man leads her to join the Black resistance movement. With her in the fight for justice is the one White man Tandia can trust, the welterweight champion of the world, Peekay. Now he must fight their common enemy in order to save both their lives.
-
-
Thanks for this wonderful collaboration
- By Thomas Andrews on 05-17-06
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Fishing for Stars
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 22 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nicholas Duncan is a semi-retired shipping magnate who resides in idyllic Beautiful Bay in Indonesia, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his beautiful Eurasian wife, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to WWII, the scene of their first meeting and early love. His other wartime lover is the striking Marg Hamilton, a powerful and influential political player in Australia who has remained close to Nick.
-
-
Audible Bought the Wrong Book
- By Johnnie Walker on 12-13-08
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Jessica
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jessica is based on the inspiring true story of a young girl's fight for justice against tremendous odds. A tomboy, Jessica is the pride of her father, as they work together on the struggling family farm. One quiet day, the peace of the bush is devastated by a terrible murder. Only Jessica is able to save the killer from the lynch mob: but will justice prevail in the courts? Nine months later, a baby is born...with Jessica determined to guard the secret of the father's identity.
-
-
No light reading!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-04-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Story of Danny Dunn
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At just 16 years Danny Dunn has everything going for him: brains, looks, sporting aptitude - and luck with the ladies. His mother steers him towards a university education, but with just six months of his degree to go, he signs up for the AIF, driven by a desire to serve his country and plain wanderlust. Danny serves in South-east Asia, spends three and a half years as a POW, and returns a broken man, embittered and facially disfigured. He is scared and overwhelmed by the need to sort himself out, to find out who the hell he is....
-
-
Oh Danny Boy!
- By Eddie on 02-06-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Potato Factory
- The Australian Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 23 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Always leave a little salt on the bread. Ikey Solomon's favorite saying is also his way of doing business, and in the business of thieving he's very successful indeed. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress, the forthright Mary Abacus, until misfortune befalls them. They are parted and each must make the harsh journey from thriving nineteenth century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's Land.
-
-
Best audiobook of the year!
- By karen on 11-30-05
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Fortune Cookie
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
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 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.
-
-
Brillant
- By Jacki Farrar on 08-12-11
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Tandia
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tandia is a child of all Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only 16 when she is first brutalized by the police. Her fear of the White man leads her to join the Black resistance movement. With her in the fight for justice is the one White man Tandia can trust, the welterweight champion of the world, Peekay. Now he must fight their common enemy in order to save both their lives.
-
-
Thanks for this wonderful collaboration
- By Thomas Andrews on 05-17-06
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Fishing for Stars
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 22 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nicholas Duncan is a semi-retired shipping magnate who resides in idyllic Beautiful Bay in Indonesia, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his beautiful Eurasian wife, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to WWII, the scene of their first meeting and early love. His other wartime lover is the striking Marg Hamilton, a powerful and influential political player in Australia who has remained close to Nick.
-
-
Audible Bought the Wrong Book
- By Johnnie Walker on 12-13-08
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Matthew Flinder's Cat
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The story of a drunk, a boy, and a cat. 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 window sill rests a bronze statue of Matthew Flinders' cat, Trim. Ryan is a 10-year-old, a near-street kid heading for the usual trouble. The two form an unlikely bond.
-
-
Extraordinary Story
- By CYNTHIA L SPANNUTH on 08-11-06
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Brother Fish
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 31 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From the author of The Power of One comes an inspiring human drama of three lives brought together and changed forever by the extraordinary events of recent history. Inspired by real events, Bryce Courtenay's new novel tells the story of three people from vastly differing backgrounds. All they have in common is a tough beginning in life.
-
-
Not Just Another Fish Story - something special
- By Rebecarol on 07-07-08
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Jack of Diamonds
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 26 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born and raised in a poor, working-class family in Toronto, Jack Spayd is the son of an unhappy marriage. After being taken under the wing of "Miss Frostbite", the owner of a local jazz club, Jack becomes a gifted musician, playing piano and harmonica. Fame and the allure of gambling takes him to Vegas, and prospects of fortune take him to the Belgian Congo, where he's heard it's possible to earn big money working in the most dangerous parts of the local copper mines.
-
-
On the Day we lost Bryce
- By Brodie on 11-23-12
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Four Fires
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 29 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The four fires in this story are passion, religion, warfare, and fire itself. While there are many more fires that drive the human spirit, love being perhaps the brightest flame of all, it is these four that have moulded us most as Australian people. The four fires give us our sense of place and, for better or for worse, shape our national character.
-
-
His very best!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-26-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Smoky Joe's Cafe
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thommo returns from Vietnam to an Australia that regards him as a mercenary guilty of war crimes. He begins to develop all kinds of physical and mental problems, and thinks it must only be him until he finds he is not alone. Ten mates, all who remain of his platoon who fought and died in the Battle of Long Tan, are affected the same way.
-
-
Australian Vietnam vet with Agent Orange
- By Kathleen on 10-01-12
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
April Fool's Day
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24. April Fool's Day is controversial, painful and heartbreaking, yet has a gentle humor. It is also life-affirming, and, above all, a testimony to the incredible regenerative strength of love: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This tragic yet uplifting story will change the way you think.
-
-
This is A Love Story
- By Louise on 12-03-07
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Family Frying Pan
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Melissa Eccleston, Humphrey Bower
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mrs. Moses is a small woman with a big heart and enormous courage. The only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village, she takes with her a big cast-iron frying pan, so heavy that she can only sling it over her back. Yet this is no ordinary frying pan, it's The Family Frying Pan, blessed with a Russian soul.
-
-
Bad Narrator Decision!
- By Johnnie Walker on 04-29-10
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
The Silver Moon
- Reflections on life, death and writing
- By: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Each of us has a place to return to in our minds, a place of clarity and peace, a place to think, to create, to dream. For Bryce Courtenay this place was a waterhole in Africa where he used to escape to as a boy, in search of solitude. One evening, while lingering there, he witnessed the tallest of the great beasts drinking from the waterhole in the moonlight, and was spellbound. Ever since, he drew inspiration from this moment.
-
-
Wish it was longer!
- By Skye on 05-09-16
By: Bryce Courtenay
-
Shantaram
- A Novel
- By: Gregory David Roberts
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 42 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Shantaram is narrated by Lin, an escaped convict with a false passport who flees maximum-security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of a city where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend Prabaker, the two enter Bombay's hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.
-
-
One of My Favorite Books! Great Narration!
- By Memphis on 06-16-14
-
The Help
- By: Kathryn Stockett
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women - mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends - view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.
-
-
What a great surprise!
- By Jan on 12-02-09
By: Kathryn Stockett
-
Sarah's Key
- By: Tatiana de Rosnay
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a 10 year-old girl, is arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.
-
-
Important subject and plot, pedestrian execution
- By Benson on 04-15-10
-
The World Played Chess
- A Novel
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni, Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer - Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life - dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny.
-
-
Great on so many levels.
- By susan garcia on 09-16-21
By: Robert Dugoni
Publisher's Summary
More from the same
What listeners say about Whitethorn
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Melinda
- 08-19-13
Recycled 'Power of One'
What made the experience of listening to Whitethorn the most enjoyable?
I've enjoyed several of Courtenay's books with Humphrey Bower narrating. While Bryce Courtenay is a great story teller, Humphrey Bower's talent puts the story over the top.
Would you recommend Whitethorn to your friends? Why or why not?
If you've read 'Power of One' this is almost an exact recycle of that story. Stick with 'Power of One' and you won't be disappointed.
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Geoff Croshaw
- 01-31-10
another masterpiece with a slight issue
Having listened to all available books by Bryce, this is the first time I have had a slight issue. Before that the good stuff....As usual Mr Bower is superb in the delivery of this novel and the novel itself is another masterpiece.
I did find however that there was a little to much of Peekay in this book, and in fact great tracts of it could have been in Power of One.
This still will not stop me from checking every month for the next BC/HB journey to download.
10 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jan
- 04-22-13
My Favorite Bryce Courtenay, with a warning
I came very close to completely quiting this book early on, as I have had to do with several other of Bryce's books. There is an act of older male child on younger male child sexual abuse as seen though the younger child's uncomprehending eyes. This is the only act that you "see" but a 2 minute fast forward would remove the worst of it. The incident is essential to plot, but knowing it happened is enough. The book is definately adult themed even without the above episode, but language is remarkably clean. The message is positive and hopeful, the history of South Africa and its challenges are beutifully covered. Tom, the orphan, you follow from 7 - 30 or so, is a delightful innocent soul, and the friends he makes along the way become your friends too. You will meet people from all walks of life, of all levels of morality, but right and goodness are the hero's here. If you liked Power of One, you will like this... as they are very similar.
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Melissa
- 12-06-12
Typical Bryce Courtney/Humphrey Bower ....awesome
Where does Whitethorn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Though a great book, this is not my favorite Bryce Courtenay book. If you haven't read/listened to The Power of One (my personal favorite), The Potato Factory, Tandia and others, you should treat yourself. As with all his books, you will laugh, cry and experience many emotions. His stories are influenced by his personal experiences growing up during difficult times in South Africa and his life in Australia. I was sad to hear of his death November 22. He will be greatly missed!
Humphrey Bower is by far my favorite narrator. He has an uncanny ability to change his voice and make the characters come alive! Such a talent is rare, you will not be disappointed. It's easy to understand why Bryce Courtenay chose him to read his books...what a great duo! Another book that he narrated beautifully (not Bryce Courtenay's) is Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, if you like Bryce Courtenay, you should like this one, too.
14 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- kaz47
- 04-03-06
Whitethorn
At the beginning of this book I nearly stoped listening because of the harsh circumstances, but just in time things looked brighter. From then on the book becomes a wonderful experience and the whole plot is fascinating right to the end.
The reader is absolutely ingenious and makes the whole book so much more enjoyable to listen to than you could ever imagine if you were merely reading it.
14 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 11-16-12
Epic, Awesome
How could it have taken me so long to find other Bryce Courtenay books besides The Power of One? Whitethorn was a huge pleasure, made more so by the skill and talent of Humphrey Bower, who adds so much to this book with his reading. Do yourself a huge favor and listen to this book.
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Reece
- 01-05-11
Fantastic
From the moment I started listening I could not stop. The story and plot were very engrossing and Humphrey Bower did a fantastic job of bringing all the characters to life. As previous reviewers have said there is a section of the story right at the beginning of the novel which is quite graphic but once past that point the story is delightful. Very similar to "The Power of One" in many ways so if you enjoyed that, then this is a must read.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- John Gioannetti
- 06-15-12
I can not praise this book enough
Would you consider the audio edition of Whitethorn to be better than the print version?
I only do AudioBooks these days.
Have you listened to any of Humphrey Bower’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
They have all been good, but Whitethorn hold a special place in my heart
Who was the most memorable character of Whitethorn and why?
The Doggie
Any additional comments?
This has to be one of my most favourite books... Possibly #1
As someone who was bullied at boarding school, I identified with the main character.
Loners often only find love and feel comfortable with animals or other outcast human beings.
I will listen to this again soon.
If this book does not make you cry, you don't have a soul....
Thank You Bryce Courtney for this wonderful gift
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Scott
- 04-24-15
Sister Novel To "The Power Of One"
Any additional comments?
I feel like this is the book that Courtenay would have like to have written when he completed The Power Of One. It's a more polished story from a more experienced author, but with a little less heart. It's a good read and I definitely recommend it, but you will see a lot of parallels to The Power Of One...too many for my taste.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- horslovr
- 11-12-12
What can I say...it's Bryce Courtenay!
Every time I begin to read a Bryce Courtenay story, I am thinking to myself, "How can this one be as good as the last one I read?", and every time I am quite surprised to find that the one I'm reading is just as fantastic as all the others! His stories are all different, but engaging and interesting all the same.
In this story, which is, incidentally read by the INCOMPARABLE Humphrey Bower (so wonderful and easy to listen to and whose voice is perfect for Bryce's stories) there are characters who fall on hard times and through his/her life experiences, find a way to conquer his/her demons. Going along for the ride, learning for ourselves along the way, make this book, as all the others, great listens.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Renee
- 11-21-16
Another unputdownable effort!
Bryce Courtenay's stories are always intriguing, believable, and amazingly interesting. Humphrey Bower delivers the audio in his usual wonderful manner. this is an amazing partnership.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 08-07-19
Loved it
Humphrey Bowers is a most brilliant and entertaining reader and always places me in the culture with his accents and inflections. Great book Mr Courtney. Thank you.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- linda goodall
- 05-28-19
Bryce Courtney's brilliant once again
Loved it! The research, fluency of his writing of event and beliveability of the story is what we expect and receive from this brilliant author.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Pierre Sydney
- 03-29-19
Whitehorn
This book is lengthy but gripping right from the start while finishing in an amazing fashion.
I literally couldn't leave this story and was listening intently in my car and just about everywhere else whenever I had a moment!
Highly recommended. Loved it as well as gained so much additional appreciation about the African continent at that time.
The authors extensive research as well as the recounting by Humphrey Bower (and all the different accents) was exemplary.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 06-19-18
A truly great book!
A wonderful book. One can i marine it would represent actual happenings that occurred at that time in history. Justice was served!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Kevin
- 02-25-18
A triumph of justice against the odds
Another great book from Bryce with some of his familiar and trade mark sayings and rules of morality. I really enjoy Bryce's books, great value for money, interesting, even captivating and brilliantly narrated by Humphrey Bower ...nobody does it better.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Brad
- 04-08-17
Great
Another cracking story from BC and the most excellent narration by Humphrey Bower. It would be hard to find a better narrator!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Veronica Josephs
- 03-20-17
Humphrey Bower is excellent at narrating!
I had looked at this book a few times, but decided to give it a miss.
So glad I finally bought it!
I love the research that goes into Bryce's books. He really helps you 'see' into the worlds he creates. This book will go into my Must Listen To Again library.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Samson Pastor
- 10-10-21
Humphrey Bower = audible chocolate
I won’t stop till I’ve listened to every courtenay book read by Humphrey 🙂simply the best.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 08-03-21
Hooked from the first paragraph
Bryce Courtenay's writings never fail to capture one's imaginations and awareness of life's experiences whether fair or unfair, happy or sad.
Well written and well narrated. A must 'read'.