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Title	:	April Fool's Day
Author	:	Bryce Courtenay
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 673 pages
Published	:	August 6th 1998 by Penguin (first published 1993)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. Cultural. Australia. Drama. True Story. Biography Memoir

April Fool's Day

Bryce Courtenay

Hardcover | Pages: 673 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 7418 Users | 325 Reviews

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In the end, love is more important than everything and it will conquer and overcome anything. Or that’s how Damon saw it, anyway. Damon wanted a book that talked a lot about love. Damon Courtenay died on the morning of April Fool’s Day. In this tribute to his son, Bryce Courtenay lays bare the suffering behind this young man’s life. Damon’s story is one of life-long struggle, his love for Celeste, the compassion of family, and a fight to the end for integrity. A testimony to the power of love, April Fool’s Day is also about understanding: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best.

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Original Title:	April Fool's Day
ISBN:	0140272933 (ISBN13: 9780140272932)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Damon Courtenay, Bryce Courtenay, Celeste Laetitia Gabrielle, Bernice Courtenay

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Ratings: 4.18 From 7418 Users | 325 Reviews

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Having enjoyed many of Bryce Courtenay's books I simply read this one without knowing anything about the plot. It is hard to critique a book that is really an invitation into the life of the Courtenay family as they share the struggles of their son, Damon, a haemophiliac who later develops AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion. I felt privileged to be brought into the journey as Bryce, (and other family members), shared their joys, sorrows, triumphs and griefs in the midst of a very difficult

An admittedly poignant story told in a very bloated fashion. I found myself skipping a lot of digressions and trivia. This is not of course a commentary on the life, pain and experiences the family went through, which are touching in an exceptional way. The amount of medical malpractice they went through is infuriating and saddening. For myself, I simply prefer more conciseness and deliberate focus when it comes to carving a path or a perspective through a story. Depositing everything into a

APRIL FOOL'S DAY is a very sad but true story,

Pretty tragic story. Didn't realise it was non-fiction until I started reading it.

Beautifully written! Make sure you are a box of tissues whilst reading.Heartbreaking!

very touching, i couldnt put it down

I am drained - both emotionally and physically after completing this memoir. This was a long read for me and an incredibly arduous yet loving journey for the marvelous family of Damon Courtenay. To have a son born a hemophiliac is beyond daunting. I had no idea about all of the spontaneous bleeds of a hemophiliac nor the resulting physical deterioration in the body. The "mother" part of me reading this book wept openly. How did these parents continue to find their needed strength both