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Jan 22, 2013 · 18 clubs reading this now. 14 members have read this book. Recommended to book clubs by 5 of 5 members. 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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Dec 11, 2023 · Our February selection is A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute. The novel tells the story of Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, who is captured by the invading Japanese army during World War II and forced on a brutal seven-month march with dozens of other women and children.
Feb 14, 2010 · Discussion Questions for A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Galesburg Public Library Tuesday Book Club November 2006. 1. Did you like the book? If so, what was your favorite part of the book? 2. If not, why not? 3. While talking to the narrator, Jean says: People who spent the war in prison camps have written a lot of books about what a bad time ...
Oct 12, 1987 · A Town Like Alice is a masterpiece revolving around the life of a young Miss Jean Paget. Initially she is caught up in the atrocities of WW2 in Japanese controlled Malaya. She meets a captive young Australian soldier who helps her as much as he can but ends up being literally crucified on the orders of a sadistic Japanese officer.
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Jan 18, 2013 · Published in 1950 when Shute had recently settled into Australia, A Town Like Alice tells the story of Jean Paget in post World War II London, who unexpectedly comes into an inheritance from her deceased uncle.
From the hugely acclaimed author of On the Beach—a tale of love and war that follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback. • “Entertaining …. Dramatic ….
Feb 13, 2018 · A heart-rending story of strength in adversity, A Town Like Alice is a celebration of the overwhelming power of love. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by bestselling novelist Jenny Colgan.
