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A Town Like Alice

- (Vintage Classics Shute Series)
Af: Nevil Shute Engelsk Paperback

A Town Like Alice

- (Vintage Classics Shute Series)
Af: Nevil Shute Engelsk Paperback
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''Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable'' Guardian

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 European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many.

Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result.

After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs...

With an introduction by Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man

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''Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable'' Guardian

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 European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many.

Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result.

After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs...

With an introduction by Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780099530268
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0099530260
Kategori: Australia
Udg. Dato: 3 sep 2009
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 144mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 3 sep 2009
Forfatter(e): Nevil Shute
Forfatter(e) Nevil Shute


Kategori Australia


ISBN-13 9780099530268


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 144mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 3 sep 2009


Oplagsdato 3 sep 2009


Forlag Vintage Publishing

Kategori sammenhænge