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On The Beach
Nevil Shute
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Description for On The Beach
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
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, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.
On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099530251
SKU
V9780099530251
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-98
About Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World ... Read more
Reviews for On The Beach
Shute's most considerable achievement
Daily Telegraph
The most evocative novel on the aftermath of a nuclear war
The Times
Fictions such as On the Beach played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink
Guardian
Still incredibly moving ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
The most evocative novel on the aftermath of a nuclear war
The Times
Fictions such as On the Beach played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink
Guardian
Still incredibly moving ... Read more