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A town like Alice / by Nevil Shute.

By: Publication details: Melbourne : Heinemann, 1950.Description: 332 p. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780099530268 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.2 20
LOC classification:
  • PR6027.O54 T68 1950
Other classification:
  • 18.05
Summary: "A heart-rending story of human fortitude set in the jungles of Malaya during the Japanese occupation, where a group of European women and children struggle to survive on a forced march. After the war, in Australia, Jean and Joe dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs." -- Amazon
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction SHU Available 058960
Total reserves: 1

introduction by Eric Lomax.

"A heart-rending story of human fortitude set in the jungles of Malaya during the Japanese occupation, where a group of European women and children struggle to survive on a forced march. After the war, in Australia, Jean and Joe dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs." -- Amazon

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