Town like alice book

A town like alice most appropriately conforms to the genre of the sociological novel. I really enjoyed this book and was surprised that it was written long ago. Its amazing story of the strength of women surviving against all odds. Published in book form in great britain as a town like alice by william heinemann ltd. Jun 29, 2011 a town like alice is the fourteenth novel by british author, nevil shute. You will read a town like alice and fall in love with shutes writing. He said, the spring was good enough for their mothers and their grandmothers before them.

The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 359 pages and is available in paperback format. A town like alice aka the legacy tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a wartime japanese death march, and an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help her even at the cost of his life. For example, jean cant manage her inheritance herself, but is supervised by a solicitor. A town like alice is a bonza book as one of its main characters, joe hardman of australia, would say about two love stories, two adventures and two remarkable characters inspired by a reallife man and woman who displayed remarkable bravery during wwii. From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war.

With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe. The book portrays a community and how it deals with the changes due to world conflicts. About a town like alice nevil shutes 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. A town like alice this book represents a touching story of two people a young lady who was lucky to survive a japanese death march during world war ii and a soldier from australia who suggested her his help and sacrificed his life for her. Nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to the. Thus when he recently lent me a town like alice by nevil shute, number 37 in the bbcs big read, i had little, if any expectations. After they are liberated she emigrates to australia to be with him. A harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance.

Nevil shute writes every character with quiet kindness and intelligence. Jean paget, a young englishwoman living in malaya, is captured by the invading japanese and forced on a brutal sevenmonth death march with dozens of. A town like alice vintage international series by nevil shute. A town like alice takes place in england, malaysia and australia. A town like alice by nevil shute norway penguin books australia. A town like alice tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a japanese death march in world war ii, and of an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help hereven at the cost of his life. Years ago, i saw the australian miniseries of this novel, and was enthralled. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by.

A town like alice appears to be a war novel on the surface, being published in 1950, but it was written when he was presumably doing some traveling in southeast asia and australia. Set in both malaysia and then the australian outback, its easy to see why a town like alice is so well known and a classic. Jean paget, a young englishwoman living in malaya, is captured by the invading japanese and forced on a. Read any nevil shute book you can get your hands on. Britishaustralian author nevil shutes historical romance novel a town. Nevil shutes 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. A town like alice tells the story of a plucky young englishwoman who becomes a legend in malaya during world war ii, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform an australian ghost town into a thriving community. A town like alice is a classic romance among other things, by nevil shute. He clearly loved travel and people from all walks of life and cultures. With helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison. Macmillan collectors library are books to love and treasure. 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. I began reading it a while ago but never got past the first page or two a bad habit of mine when trying a new author so the other evening, wanting to tackle another of the bbcs big reads, i decided to.

Nevil shute, quote from a town like alice it was a gamblers action, but his whole life had probably been made up of gambles. Whose baby does jean care for during her march as a prisoner. A town like alice by nevil shute smart bitches, trashy books. Jean paget, an adolescent englishwoman, becomes romantically involved with a fellow wwii prisoner, joe harmon, in malaya now the western portion of malaysia. One of my two favorite shute books is a town like alice aka the legacy. About the book a town like alice, a novel written in 1950, is intertwined with romance and economic development. The final part of the book shows how jeans entrepreneurship helps to develop willstown into a town like alice and how she helps to tear down racial and gender barriers in australia. Pdf a town like alice book by nevil shute free download. What is joes dying request of the japanese commander.

This macmillan collectors library edition features an afterword by bestselling novelist jenny colgan. Thinking back, she recalls the australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war. The legacy is an economic development and romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. Apr 09, 2020 a harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance. What work do jean and the other british women do following their march until the end of the war. The story centres on a young englishwoman, jean paget, and her experiences during world war two in malaya and later in the north of australia. A heartrending story of strength in adversity, a town like alice by nevil shute is a celebration of. Nevil shutes 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. A town like alice is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia.

The main characters of this fiction, historical story are jean paget, joe harman. Goodreads members who liked a town like alice also liked. A town like alice is the fourteenth novel by british author, nevil shute. Download nevil shutes a town like alice for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.

A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. Loved the australian accents but some of the aussie slang was very repetitive. A tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from malayan jungle during world war ii to the rugged australian outback. If you could sum up a town like alice in three words, what would they be.

Free download or read online a town like alice pdf epub book. Publication date 19970204 topics bbc radio drama language. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the macmillan collectors library is a series of beautifully bound pocketsized gift editions of much loved. A heartrending story of strength in adversity, a town like alice is a celebration of the overwhelming power of love. I come back to it time and again, whenever i need to lose myself in the heat of malaysia or the dust of australia. A town like alice is narrated by a london attorney, noel strachan, who oversees a trust that is bestowed on a young woman, jean paget, that he must oversee, at her late uncles behest, until she turns 35. A town like alice has all the ingredients for a most remarkable book. The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the macmillan collectors library is a series of beautifully bound pocketsized gift editions of much loved classic tit. This 2009 edition first published in slightly different form in great britain by vintage books, an imprint of the random house group limited, london. The story closes as an elderly noel strachan visits australia to see what jean has done in willstown. A town like alice by nevil shute reading guidebook club.

What makes a town like alice such a great book to read is the completion of an interesting and complex storyline. The first part of the story occurs during world war ii. Of course, that is the basic theme of many of shutes books. Publication date 19970204 topics bbc radio drama language english. A town like alice book the 48 laws of power book free, start by marking a town like alice as want to read. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to. Its a classic and shock its not on more must read book list. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a town like alice by nevil shute. The first edition of the novel was published in 1950, and was written by nevil shute. Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of a town like alice than about any other novel in the english language remarkable john ezard.

Both tell the story of rather uncomplicated people, setting out to change a corner of the world and succeeding. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia mckenna and peter finch that is based on the 1950 novel by nevil shute. It immediately gives the context in which you have to read this story. A town like alice by nevil shute, first edition abebooks. A town like alice by nevil shute and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was published in 1950, and reflects the bias and prejudices of its time, but its also a powerful book about a smart, tough, resourceful young woman. The choice of narrator is a topic ripe for discussion, because while jean comes across as a truly remarkable woman the narration manages to. The level and depth of his writing in alice shows that he was indeed learning to draw upon his own experiences to create critically acclaimed works. Find books like a town like alice from the worlds largest community of readers. A town like alice by nevil shute is multilayered expat novel, which was made into a tv miniseries in 1981 it has been one of my favorites for a long time, not only because of the expat themes, but because it also features a strong female protagonist who overcomes some truly daunting obstacles. Nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to. A good book to listen to while children are in the car. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The author of this book is also very disdainful about aboriginals.