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Ruined City
Nevil Shute
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Description for Ruined City
Paperback. Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. In seeking to change the fate of the town, he radically changes his own.
Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. In seeking to change the fate of the town, he radically changes his own.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099530169
SKU
V9780099530169
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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 Ruined City
Immensely readable
Guardian
Not only a brilliant fluent storyteller but also an ironic commentator on the world scene
Harpers & Queen
There is little that Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way
The Times
Guardian
Not only a brilliant fluent storyteller but also an ironic commentator on the world scene
Harpers & Queen
There is little that Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way
The Times