Storyteller: a memoir of Australia’s most beloved writer. Christine Courtenay. 2022.

The success of his extraordinary debut Power of One made publishing history, and in the years that followed Bryce continued to entertain and inspire thousands of devoted readers around the world with his sweeping epics and larger-than-life characters who embody the strength and triumph of the human condition.

What kind of man did it take to conjure these tales? What kind of life?

When Christine Courtenay began penning her own memoir during lockdown, she found herself increasingly drawn to the remarkable story of her late husband’s life and reflecting upon his astonishing literary legacy. From his humble beginnings in Africa to his dazzling success in advertising and as a bestselling author, Bryce’s extraordinary, rags -to-riches life story reads like one of his epic novels. It was a life marked by all the big themes -:overcoming adversity, love, loss, hard-won success, fame amid fortune and holding tight to a dream.