Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 03/09/2009
ISBN: 9780099530237
Length: 272 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
Weight: 192g
RRP: £8.99
The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a bittersweet story of doomed wartime romance amidst a family crisis.
Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancée, Janet.
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 03/09/2009
ISBN: 9780099530237
Length: 272 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
Weight: 192g
RRP: £8.99
My favourite novel, by my favourite author, is a wonderful example of a master's craft. This understated Second World War love story still has a freshness and sincerity more than half a century after it was written. Tragically sad but also uplifting
Magnificent
Shattering, unaffected, literary style...masterly
There is little that Mr Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way
Remarkable books...I share a fierce personal regard for Nevil Shute