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As it happens, I saw a copy of this book (a more modern reprint) at a charity shop today.

The Far Country: Nevil Shute. Pan, 1967.

So, it looks as though I’ll be rereading all the Nevil Shute books that I have. That is, I assume this was a reread, and I must have last read it years ago, if I did, because it felt as though I came to it fresh. If you were to categorise this book, I suppose it would be as ( Read more... )

I hope you're having a joyous Christmas, to translate what I've been saying all day. The book below was read earlier this month, but this evening I got a chance to finish off my review.

A Town Like Alice: Nevil Shute (my copy is the fifteenth printing of the paperback edition)

I daresay I had the realisation, ’Oh, a town LIKE Alice’ at the same time when I last reread this. Back then, I’d have been was closer in age to Jean Paget, the heroine, than I am now. ( Read more... )