A Town Like Alice

Name: A Town Like Alice
Author: Nevil Shute

by Nevil Shute

Novel of a young woman's survival and resilience in Malaya and beyond

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Nevil Shute

Nevil Shute was an English-Australian novelist and aeronautical engineer whose adventure novels and gentle thrillers combined technical expertise with humanistic storytelling. On the Beach, his postapocalyptic novel, is one of the most affecting works about nuclear war. A Town Like Alice, set partly in wartime Malaya, is one of the finest adventure romances in English.

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On the BeachPost-apocalyptic novel of human values facing nuclear annihilation
No HighwayTechnical thriller about aircraft structural defects and a man's obsession
Pied PiperNovel of a Dutch organist leading children across occupied France
The Far CountryNovel of a woman rebuilding her life in remote Australian territory
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