Matthew Finders' Cat (Record no. 8568)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01180nam a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143000983 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 52504943 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR9619.3.C5964 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.914 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bryce Courtenay |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Matthew Finders' Cat |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 500 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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 ten-year-old, a near street kid heading for all the usual trouble. The two meet and form an unlikely friendship. Appealing to the boy's imagination by telling him the story of the circumnavigation of Australia as seen through Trim's eyes, Billy is drawn deeply into Ryan's life and into the Sydney underworld. Over several months the two begin the mutual process of rehabilitation. Matthew Flinders' Cat is a modern-day story of a city, its crime, the plight of the homeless and the politics of greed and perversion. It is also a story of the human heart, with an enchanting glimpse into our past form the viewpoint of a famous cat. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | PB COUR | 60342 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |