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1. www.goodreads.com › book › showA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute | Goodreads

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   58,289 ratings4,475 reviews. Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.

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3. thelitedit.com › a-town-like-alice-nevil-shuteReview: A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute - The Literary Edit

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   Jan 18, 2013 · My review of A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, the story of Jean Paget in post WWII, who unexpectedly receives an inheritance from her deceased uncle.

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   Mar 18, 2015 · A Town Like Alice is a classic romance (among other things), by Nevil Shute. It was published in 1950, and reflects the bias and prejudices of its time, but it’s also a powerful book about a smart, tough, resourceful young woman.

5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1046979-town_like_aliceA Town Like Alice | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Reviews 77% Audience Score 500+ Ratings This drama, based on the book by Nevil Shute, focuses on Jean Paget (Virginia McKenna), a British office worker captured by the Japanese in Malaysia during...

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   • Director: Jack Lee

   • Category: Drama, War
   • Actors: Virginia Mckenna

6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0081949A Town Like Alice (TV Mini Series 1981) - IMDb

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   A Town Like Alice: With Helen Morse, Bryan Brown, Gordon Jackson, John Lee. Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.

   • 8.2/10 (1.1K)
   • Release Date: 1981-10-04

   • Genre: Drama, Romance, War
   • Runtime: 301

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   A Town Like Alice 1980 3h 3m Drama List Reviews 95% Audience Score 50+ Ratings An Englishwoman (Helen Morse) and an Australian prisoner of war (Bryan Brown) meet on Malaya, then reunite after...

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   What is a town like Alice about?

   • It is a story of hope and perseverance, of courage and love. Some abbreviated editions and also the original movie turned this beautiful book into a sappy love story; it is so much more. A Town Like Alice is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia.

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   Is a town like Alice based on a true story?

   • A Town Like Alice by Aussie author Nevil Shute is an exceptional tale. Based on the true story of Dutch women and children captured by the Japanese in Sumatra, Shute met the strong, courageous woman who led the group through the jungle, and wanted to honour her with this story. Hence Jean Paget was born.

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   Is a town like Alice a good book?

   • For good or bad, they push our personal buttons, and we adore or detest them beyond their own merits. A Town Like Alice is one of those books I love beyond reason. It contains courage, determination when the odds are against you, and taking action to change others' lives and the world around you for the better.

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   What is a town like Alice by Nevil Shute about?

   • This month's bookclub pick, A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, starts in England with an aging attorney setting up a trust. Most of the story follows Jean Paget, who spent most of World War II in Malaya as a prisoner of the Japanese. The journey after the war is the best part. It's a slow journey to get there, but paid off.

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9. nevilshute.org › Reviews › alice2A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute

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   In A Town Like Alice, Shute allows a woman to be the eagle-eye entrepreneur to renovate a small one-horse town in the outback. In a time period when women were viewed as homemakers and mothers, Shute uses the strong will of a determined and competent female to develop a town that may have otherwise eventually dried up like the swollen creek of ...