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A Town Like Alice : (Vintage Classics Shute Series) Paperback Book
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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 Guardian Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins.When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle an experience that leads to the deaths of many.Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result.After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his onehorse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs...With an introduction by Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man
Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FC; Weight: 384 g; Dimensions: 197 x 144 x 24
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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 Guardian Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins.When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle an experience that leads to the deaths of many.Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result.After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his onehorse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs...With an introduction by Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man
Binding: Paperback;368 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FC; Weight: 384 g; Dimensions: 197 x 144 x 24
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice : (Vintage Classics Shute Series) Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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