A Town Like Alice (Vintage Summer)
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A Town Like Alice (Vintage Summer) by Nevil Shute Norway
"We used to sit by the river and watch the sun setting behind the mountains, sometimes, and say what a marvellous place it would be to come for a holiday". This title comes with an introduction by Eric Lomax. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. While on the march, the group run into an Australian prisoner, Joe Harman, who helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished as a result. Jean's adventures, and her bond with Joe, form the heart of this gripping and moving story.
"This direct, simply told story is about honest, dogged virtues, at least as redolent of its era as street parties or 'We'll Meet Again'" The Times "A Town like Alice is the most romantic book I've ever read..Jean's determination to survive is inspirational, and the love she finds later is beautiful" Mail on Sunday "A ripping tale of budding romance and grace under pressure" The Times "A heart-rending tale of torture, human fortitude and forbearance, inhumanity and hardship" Sunday Times "That supreme storyteller, Nevil Shute...I could hardly bear to put the book down. I read it voraciously for days" The Times
Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784870027 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784870021 |
| Title | A Town Like Alice (Vintage Summer) |
| Author | Nevil Shute Norway |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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