True tales of Trim, the adventurous cat

[davidc4430]

True tales of Trim, the adventurous cat belonging to navigator Matthew Flinders

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-10/history-of-trim-matthew-flinders-adventure-cat/9231672

i cant think of many cat statues, i know there are a few for dogs.

[ambercat16]

I remember reading the Bryce Courtenay book "Mathew Flinders Cat" which has the story of Trim's adventures  intertwined with a crime story of the seedy underworld of Sydney.  One of the better Courtenay books in my opinion.

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[icyfroth]

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@ambercat16 wrote:

I remember reading the Bryce Courtenay book "Mathew Flinders Cat" which has the story of Trim's adventures  intertwined with a crime story of the seedy underworld of Sydney.  One of the better Courtenay books in my opinion.

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Darn!  I never did read that book, Amber! I gave it as a gift once.

I loved Bryce Courtenay's storys of colonial Aus, but somehow shied away from that one! Don't know why! I might pick it up at the oppies!

[icyfroth]

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love it!

[ambercat16]

It's not really about colonial Australia.  The Matthew Flinders part of the story is the smaller part.  The main story is about modern (well, 1980s -1990s) Sydney.  It is one of his better books though.  I find his stuff very hit and miss - really enjoyed some and just flicked through others.

[icyfroth]

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@ambercat16 wrote:

It's not really about colonial Australia.  The Matthew Flinders part of the story is the smaller part.  The main story is about modern (well, 1980s -1990s) Sydney.  It is one of his better books though.  I find his stuff very hit and miss - really enjoyed some and just flicked through others.

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That's probably why I never read it. I picked it up a cpl of times, read the blurb on the back and put it down again.

I didn't really like any of his later stuff. It was like he was churning out books just to satisfy his publisher.

[springyzone]

Some of his books are okay, others are a bit tedious.

I enjoyed Matthew Flinders' cat though. 

[lyndal1838]

If anyone is interested in Matthew Flinders I can recommend a book by Ernestine Hill.....My Love Must Wait.

It must be 55 years since I first read it but I can still remember how much I enjoyed it.