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A perfect trust in the unexpected, Avril 19 2004
This is a wonderful book. A simple story about an unassuming man who has turned his avocation of fabricating small machines into a modest occupation that makes his everyday existence a pleasure for himself and his equally unassuming and good-hearted wife. He decides to embark upon a quest to reclaim his niece's lost inheritance--a treasure chest of diamonds hidden by himself and her father on the wrecked ship in which both her wealthy upper-class parents were killed. He does not want the diamonds for himself but the education and future of his niece which he will not be otherwise able to supply on his own rather meager income. So the hero starts out on a trip half way around the world with not enough money and no legitimate assurance that he will even make it back alive, much less win the prize. He knows it is a long shot. But, with the encouragement of his wife who will hold down the fort at home, he embarks upon this high-seas, dangerous journey simply because he thinks it's the right thing to do. He wouldn't feel right if he didn't try. That he might fail is not the important thing. This very rational, prudent man who has lived what many would consider a rather dull life of habit and order will now put all his trust in the enexpected and taste a life of risk and adventure. Very inspiring.
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A good buy for Shute fans, or anyone wanting to read this author., Janv. 10 2010
If you have read Neville Shute in the past, meaning you are probably over 50 (maybe 60), you are likely thinking of purchasing this book to replace one you have worn out, or to own your own because the library has sent its copy to the sale table or the dump. If so, this edition of Shute (there are other books in the series) is of good quality and good price.
If you are new to reading Neville Shute, this book (and others in this edition) is recommended as an inexpensive way (probably the ony way in the 21st c.) of getting to know this author from the mid-20th century. Shute is (was) a master of characterization, and an expert at using the English language. His plots are usually straight-forward, not convoluted, easy to follow, with few surprises, yet never boring! His characters are human, with human virtues and failings, and inevitably people with whom you can identify. His plots often deal with aspects of the human condition that are universal, although often in contexts that are anything but. (And, if you think I am avoiding discussing the actual plot of this novel, you are right - I hope you will read it for yourself!)
One caveat for readers new to Neville Shute. He was writing in a very different time from our present, to a very different readership from our contemporaries. Bluntly, some of Shute's writing is sexist and racist, since that was the spirit of the time - women had their place in society (yet many of Shute's female characters break out of that place), and races other than whites were considered inferiour (and again, yet many of Shute's non-white character break out of that mould as well). HOwever, be warned; some of Shute's world-view will be disturbing. But,if you are willing to read him with an understanding that he was a product of his time and place and nation, you will be well-rewarded by reading him.
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