· 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 in His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (), A Town Like Alice (), and On the Beach ().Brand: bltadwin.ruth. A Town Like Alice by Aussie author Nevil Shute is an exceptional tale. Based on the true story of Dutch women and children captured by the Japanese in Sumatra, Shute met the strong, courageous woman who led the group through the jungle, and wanted to honour her with this story. Hence Jean Paget was born. Originally published in , A Town Like Alice is a classic I highly recommend/5(48K). A Town Like Alice By Nevil Shute. Second edition book with inscription to the original owner labelled inside as shown in pictures, it is worn on the hardcover and .
Discussion Questions for A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Galesburg Public Library Tuesday Book Club November 1. Did you like the book? If so, what was your favorite part of the book? 2. If not, why not? 3. While talking to the narrator, Jean says. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute is another classic book that is difficult (and possibly pointless) to review. But I've just read it for the first time, and it's worth a review in any case. My grandmother sent me the book a couple of years ago, and every time she's seen me since she's asked,. "The Big Country - Volume 2 Rough Living" includes Nevil Shute's "A Town Like Alice" and Evan Green's "Alice to Nowhere". Weight: g. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Used offers from US$ A Town Like Alice. Nevil Shute. Published by.
British-Australian author Nevil Shute’s historical romance novel A Town Like Alice () is about Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman who becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of World War II being held in British Malaya. After being freed, she moves to Australia to be with him, using her financial inheritance to try to turn a small Outback community into a prosperous town — “A Town like Alice” or Alice Springs. In fact Joe has gone to England for her, and built his home there, and decided to turn the desolate town where Joe lives into one like Alice's wonderland. Eventually they reunited. Read more Read less. A Town Like Alice First edition AuthorNevil Shute CountryUnited Kingdom LanguageEnglish GenreWar, romance PublisherHeinemann Publication date Media typePrint Pages pp ISBN A Town Like Alice is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of World War II in Malaya, and after liberation emigrates to Australia to be with him, where she attempts.
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