Nevil Shute Livres
17 janvier 1899 – 12 janvier 1960
Nevil Shute Norway, écrivant sous le nom de Nevil Shute, était un romancier britannique populaire et un ingénieur aéronautique à succès. Il a poursuivi son écriture comme un moyen de partager ses idées et ses pensées avec un public plus large. Ses œuvres sont souvent caractérisées par une narration fluide et une profonde compréhension de la psychologie humaine. Il a passé la dernière décennie de sa vie en Australie, poursuivant ses efforts créatifs.
Set against the backdrop of a Nazi invasion in France, the story follows John Howard as he navigates the challenges of escaping back to England with seven small children. As the roads become impassable, Howard must lead this diverse group through the perilous French countryside, highlighting themes of courage, responsibility, and the resilience of youth in the face of danger.
Trustee from the Toolroom
- 314pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Reissue of novel, first published in 1960, about the search for a lost inheritance on an uninhabited island in the Pacific ocean. By the author of 'A Town Like Alice' and other novels.
After learning that the head injury he suffered during World War II is worsening and fatal, John Turner decides to spend part of his remaining months of life tracking down the three men who shared his hospital ward to learn how their lives have turned out.
Reader's Digest Condensed BooksVolume 1: 1959Series volume 36Reader's Digest authorized condensed edition of: The Admen by Shepherd Meade, The Rainbow and the Rose by Nevil Shute, Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, Woman of Straw by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a heartrending story of doomed wartime romance Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960.
Reissue of a wartime love story first published in 1944. By the author of Australian classics such as 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice'.
After receiving a large legacy, Jean returns to Malaya to search for a young Australian she met there during the war.
