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14 2 y separately published work icon The Far Country Nevil Shute , 1952 single work novel

'When a young Englishwoman named Jennifer Morton leaves London to visit relatives on their sheep ranch in the Australian outback, she falls in love both with the gloriously beautiful country and with Carl, a Czech refugee who was a doctor in his own land and now works as a lumberjack. They are brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, but their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).

6 6 y separately published work icon In the Wet Nevil Shute , Melbourne : Heinemann , 1953 Z27056 1953 single work novel science fiction 'It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adventure set decades in the future, in a very different world . . .'. Source: bookseller's website.
4 y separately published work icon Slide Rule : The Autobiography of an Engineer Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1954 Z1064030 1954 single work autobiography

'Nevil Shute was a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute’s path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working at the forefront of the technological experimentation of the 1920s and 30s. The inspiration for many of the themes and concerns of Shutes novels can be found in this enjoyable and enlightening memoir.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.)

7 y separately published work icon Most Secret Nevil Shute , New York (City) : William Morrow , 1945 Z99008 1945 single work novel

'In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This is classic Shute: at once a thrilling adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and a heartbreaking tale of the ravages of war.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2009 Vintage ed.).

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