A Town Like Alice: (Vintage Classics Shute Series)
Shute, Nevil
ISBN 10: 0099530260 ISBN 13: 9780099530268
Published by Vintage Classics, 2009
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A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR004534926
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A heart-rending story of human fortitude set in the jungles of Malaya during the Japanese occupation, where a group of European women and children struggle to survive on a forced march. After the war, in Australia, Jean and Joe dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs.
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"A harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance."
HARPER'S
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....
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Title: A Town Like Alice: (Vintage Classics Shute ...
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
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ISBN 10: 0099530260
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