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4.0�toiles sur 5 A classic will they- won't they tale with a nice twist., F�v 16 2004

Par	Sailoil (Dublin Ireland) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: A Town Like Alice (Mass Market Paperback)

This book opens in Malaysia during WW2, with descriptions based on Shute's own experiences in Indonesia during the war. In a chance encounter an English Girl and an Australian soldier meet and feel something special exists between them.

After the war, each attempts to contact the other. They travel the world to find out if their memories of that defining moment are real, or were a personal illusion, not held by the other person.

A real heart rending tale of true romance set in a passionate backdrop of war and the aftermath, and the wild spaces of central Australia. This is not just an Australian classic, it is a classic! A relly good memorable read.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A book you cannot forget, Oct. 27 2003

Par	Inger Watts (Trondheim, Norway) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Town Like Alice (Mass Market Paperback)

I have listened to many of Nevil Shute's books, and this is my favourite. The book's starting-point is a real story that happened during World War II: When the Japanese invaded Sumatra, they captured 80 Dutch women and children. The prisoners were forced to walk along the roads for 2 years, and by the end less than 30 were alive.

Shute's novel takes place on Malakka, because he knew this island better than Sumatra. His main character is an English-woman called Jean Paget. In a touching way he describes how the women have to fight for their survival.

When the war ends, Jean is told that she has inherited some money, and decides to go to Australia to meet a man she cannot forget

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5.0�toiles sur 5 One of my favourite ever books, Sep 15 2003

Par	A. Kelly "lorrainecooke" (Ireland) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Town Like Alice (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this in a secondhand bookstore whilst travelling for a year in Australia, and spent three "rest-up" days on a hostel porch near not-very-exciting Bundaberg in Queensland, oblivious to everyone & everything but the unfolding events in this book. I picked it up because I had seen the excellent mini series with Bryan Brown many years earlier and hoped the book would prove an even richer experience. I was right. Quietly compelling & beautifully told, this novel made my heart ache to be leaving Australia whilst I was still there! This was one I selfishly took home with me, rather than the usual (and wonderfully welcome) backpacker practice of leaving books on hostel bookshelves for the next weary, and word hungry traveller.

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I bought a version of this book 30 years ago and it remains one of my favorites. It is absolutely flawless. One of the all-time greats! Read more

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