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"A harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance."
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A TOWN LIKE ALICE tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a Japanese "death march" in World War II, and of an Australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help her--even at the cost of his life....
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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Condition: Muy bueno. : A Town Like Alice es una novela del autor británico Nevil Shute, publicada en 1950. La historia sigue a Jean Paget, una joven inglesa que vive en Malasia y es capturada por los japoneses durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tras sobrevivir a una brutal marcha de la muerte, Jean regresa a Inglaterra, pero una inesperada herencia la impulsa a volver a Malasia para ayudar a los aldeanos que la salvaron. Su búsqueda la lleva a un remoto puesto de avanzada australiano llamado Willstown, donde encuentra un nuevo propósito y un amor inesperado. EAN: 9780435270483 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: A Town Like Alice Autor: Nevil Shute Editorial: Macmillan Education Idioma: en Páginas: 96 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-02-16-bc34c388
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Condition: Good+. A good+ paperback signs of use as in image, text block clean/tight slightly aged, FON. Illustrated by Kay Mary Wilson . 89p. 18x11cm. 150gr. Seller Inventory # PC4168
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tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. English language, Textbooks for foreigners., Text-books for foreign speakers., Novel Heinemann Educational. London. 1977. 18cm. [6],89p : ill, 1map. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Idioma Inglés. Nevil Shute ; retold by D. R. Hill ; illustrated by Kay Mary Wilson. Heinemann guided readers. intermediate level 18. intermediate level 18. Shute, Nevil 1899-1960. Town like Alice. Adaptations . ISBN: 0435270486 (pbk) (=3074260=) LA159. Seller Inventory # 3074260
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60147520: 1979. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Papier jauni. 89 pages. Texte en anglais. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. Mouillures. Nombreuses pliures sur les plats. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60147520
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