With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe. That part of nevil shutes story is somewhat historically correct. Discussion questions for a town like alice by nevil shute galesburg public library tuesday book club november 2006 1. A town like alice is a classic romance among other things, by nevil shute. A town like alice study guide ch 610 a town like alice most appropriately conforms to the genre of the sociological novel. A town like alice, nevil shutes novel of the japanese occupation of malaya during world war ii, was first filmed as a theatrical feature in 1956. The book was written in 1950, so readers will come across terms that are dated or are no longer pc, but the language, values and behaviours reflected the times. A town like alice by nevil shute smart bitches, trashy books. A town like alice tells the story of a plucky young englishwoman who becomes a legend in malaya during world war ii, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform.
The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. A town like alice this is an excellent book and has been made into a film but that only covered a small part of the book and this book goes much further and was serialized at a later time for television. With helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison. Find books like a town like alice from the worlds largest community of readers. I come back to it time and again, whenever i need to lose myself in the heat of malaysia or the dust of australia. Read any nevil shute book you can get your hands on. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes.
This collectors edition includes giltedged pages and a silk ribbon bookmark. Set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of. Nevil shute writes every character with quiet kindness and intelligence. A town like alice aka the legacy tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a wartime japanese death march, and an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help her even at the cost of his life. This macmillan collectors library edition features an afterword by bestselling novelist jenny colgan. A town like alice a 1950s exciting story, of a woman who has such success, vision, courage and determination. Set in both malaysia and then the australian outback, its easy to see why a town like alice is so well known and a classic. Goodreads members who liked a town like alice also liked.
The choice of narrator is a topic ripe for discussion, because while jean comes across as a truly remarkable woman the narration manages to. Jean paget is one of a group of women and children forced on a brutal march through the malayan jungle by the japanese during wwii. She goes in search of him, and in australia, shes inspired to build a thriving new community. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are jean paget, joe harman. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to. This book is so well written that i can feel the stones in the road as jean marches along with the other women in their death march. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically. Neil hunt eight hundred women and children begin a 1,200mile journey on foot across japaneseoccupied malaya. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during. I loved everything about this book and presentation. A town like alice questions temp galesburg public library. Where does a town like alice rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far.
A town like alice a town like alice audiobook, by nevil shute. A town like alice tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a japanese death march in world war ii, and of an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help hereven at the cost of his life. The story centres on a young englishwoman, jean paget, and her experiences during world war two in malaya and later. This is the story of one woman, of her ordeal, and of how she was saved by the sacrifice of an australian soldier. Download or stream a town like alice by nevil shute. It takes nevil shute a long time in this novel to get around to the town of alice alice springs actually, and even longer to get around to the town like. A town like alice this is an excellent book and has been made into a film but that only covered a small part of the book and this book goes much further and was serialized at a later time for. A town like alice appears to be a war novel on the surface, being published in 1950, but it was written when he was presumably doing some traveling in southeast asia and australia. It is a great book to read and an equally fine audible book.
The writing had an easy flow to it and the story was certainly gripping, even though this decidedly is a book of two halves. The building of the new town in australia is only a minor part of a town like alice, just the climax really of a very long story arc. A town like alice a town like alice drama old time. Robin bailey since the end of her incredible struggle to survive the desperate hardships of japaneseoccupied malaya, jean paget has lived a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The first half deals with the history of jean paget, in which we follow her to malaya under the japanese occupation. May, 2011 listen to town like alice audiobook by nevil shute. A town like alice is a bonza book as one of its main characters, joe hardman of australia, would say about two love stories, two adventures and two remarkable characters inspired by a reallife man and woman who displayed remarkable bravery during wwii. A harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. She cannot forget the many people who helped her, especially an. The book was written in 1950, so readers will come across terms that are dated or. Pdf a town like alice book by nevil shute free download.
A town like alice has all the ingredients for a most remarkable book. Years ago, i saw the australian miniseries of this novel, and was enthralled. A heartrending story of strength in adversity, a town like alice is a celebration of the overwhelming power of love. The first part of the story occurs during world war ii. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
A town like alice aka the legacy tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a wartime japanese death march, and an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help her. Listen to town like alice audiobook by nevil shute. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. You will read a town like alice and fall in love with shutes writing. A town like alice tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a japanese death march in world war ii, and of an. Free download or read online a town like alice pdf epub book. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail.
Apr 09, 2020 a harrowing, exciting, and in the end very satisfying war romance. This macmillan collectors library edition features an afterword by. A town like alice tells the story of a plucky young englishwoman who becomes a legend in malaya during world war ii, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform an australian ghost town into a thriving community. Download a town like alice audiobook by nevil shute. This is the story of one woman, of her ordeal, and. The book portrays a community and how it deals with the changes due to world. It takes nevil shute a long time in this novel to get around to the town of alice alice springs actually, and even longer to get around to the town like alice. Fictional drama, a town like alice by nevil shute, is one of my alltime favourite australian classics a bittersweet journey.
A town like alice is narrated by a london attorney, noel strachan, who oversees a trust that is bestowed on a young woman, jean paget, that he must oversee, at her late uncles behest, until she turns 35. The first edition of the novel was published in 1950, and was written by nevil shute. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia mckenna and peter finch that is based on the 1950 novel by nevil shute. About a town like alice nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to the rugged australian outback. A town like alice is the fourteenth novel by british author, nevil shute. It was published in 1950, and reflects the bias and prejudices of its time, but its also a powerful book about a smart, tough, resourceful young woman. She cannot forget the many people who helped her, especially an australian soldier. Jean paget, a young englishwoman living in malaya, is captured by the invading japanese and forced on a brutal sevenmonth death march with dozens of. A town like alice has been such an intriguing read.
What makes a town like alice such a great book to read is the completion of an interesting and complex storyline. A town like alice the greatest literature of all time. Buy a town like alice vintage classics by shute, nevil, lomax, eric isbn. Which character as performed by neil hunt was your favorite. A town like alice by nevil shute, first edition abebooks. Alec thackeray the story of a young womans endurance, enterprise, and initiative as a prisoner of the japanese army in the malayan jungles in 1941.
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