Nevil Shute Books
January 17, 1899 – January 12, 1960
Nevil Shute Norway, writing as Nevil Shute, was a popular British novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He pursued his writing as a means to share his ideas and thoughts with a wider audience. His works are often characterized by smooth storytelling and a deep understanding of human psychology. He spent the final decade of his life in Australia, continuing his creative endeavors.
Set against the backdrop of a Nazi invasion in France, the story follows John Howard as he navigates the challenges of escaping back to England with seven small children. As the roads become impassable, Howard must lead this diverse group through the perilous French countryside, highlighting themes of courage, responsibility, and the resilience of youth in the face of danger.
Trustee from the Toolroom
- 314 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Reissue of novel, first published in 1960, about the search for a lost inheritance on an uninhabited island in the Pacific ocean. By the author of 'A Town Like Alice' and other novels.
Reader's Digest Condensed BooksVolume 1: 1959Series volume 36Reader's Digest authorized condensed edition of: The Admen by Shepherd Meade, The Rainbow and the Rose by Nevil Shute, Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, Woman of Straw by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a heartrending story of doomed wartime romance Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960.
Reissue of a wartime love story first published in 1944. By the author of Australian classics such as 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice'.
A Town Like Alice
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
En gruppe europæiske kvinder drives som krigsfanger rundt i det japansk-besatte Malaya under 2. verdenskrig. Da en af dem efter krigen vender tilbage, erfarer hun, at hendes redningsmand stadig lever og hun beslutter at efterspore ham
So Disdained
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Intriguing saga of romance and treason set amongst the airmen defending English skies. The TSunday Times' was impressed by the realism of Shute's work when this book was first published in 1928.
