Brother Fish is an Australian saga spanning eighty years and four continents. Author Bryce Courtenay, who was born in South Africa but emigrated to Australia after his marriage, tells of the abiding friendship of three very different individuals: Jack McKenzie, Jimmy Oldcorn and Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan. Jacko, as he is known to friends, is a harmonica-playing fisherman-turned-soldier who is captured by the enemy during the Korean Conflict. As a prisoner of war enduring unimaginably brutal conditions, he becomes fast friends with another POW, Jimmy Oldcorn, an American black man who had been left as a newborn on the steps of an orphanage. After their release, Jacko persuades Jimmy that there is no better place on earth to be than back home with him on Queen Island just off Tasmania. There the decorated war heroes join forces with the unflappable Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, the local librarian, justice of the peace and owner of the tiny island’s only newspaper. Her business acumen and their fishing skills ultimately allow the three to found a vast fishing empire and reap a fortune from the sea. Rich in detail and imagery, this is an epic story of love and friendship at its best.