On the beach / Nevil Shute.

By:

Shute, Nevil

Series: Vintage classicsPublication details: London : Vintage, 2009.Description: 312 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780099530251

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Genre/Form:

Science fiction.

DDC classification:

A823.3 22

Summary: War. After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitti ng from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.

List(s) this item appears in: Australian General Fiction | Set in Melbourne - General Fiction

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item reserves
Book	Melbourne Athenaeum Library	Fiction	SHU	Issued	22/05/2024	048098

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Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1957.

War. After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitti ng from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.

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