Mathew Flinders' Cat Author:Bryce Courtenay Billy O'Shannessy, once a prominent barrister, is now living on the street in Sydney, Australia, sleeping on a bench outside the state library. Above him on the windowsill rests a bronze statue of Matthew Flinders' cat, Trim. Ryan is a ten-year-old, a near-street kid heading for the usual trouble. The former barrister and the street kid form an ... more »unusual bond. In telling Ryan the story of Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia as seen through Trim's eyes, Billy is drawn deeply into Ryan's life and into the Sydney underworld.« less