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On the Beach is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following a nuclear war some years previous.
On the Beach. Nevil Shute. 3.97. 45,705 ratings3,608 reviews. After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path.
Feb 9, 2010 · On the Beach. Paperback – February 9, 2010. by Nevil Shute (Author) 4.2 1,094 ratings. See all formats and editions. Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
Jan 28, 2019 · On the Beach. Kindle Edition. by Nevil Shute (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 5,798 ratings. See all formats and editions. A worldwide nuclear war is launched by accident! A handful of survivors hope for a miracle. But they think they are doomed.
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Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
On the Beach. Nevil Shute’s most powerful novel—a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication—is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
Feb 9, 2010 · On the Beach. Nevil Shute. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Feb 9, 2010 - Fiction - 320 pages. "The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and...