Author: nevilshute

From the author of A Town Like Alice: After his sister dies, a modest man must sail the globe to reclaim his orphaned niece’s inheritance. “Nevil Shute was, in brief, the sort of novelist who genuinely touches the imagination and feeling” (The Times).

“A ripping tale of budding romance and grace under pressure” (The Times): Thrust together by war in Malaya, Jean and Joe reunite years later to invigorate a small town in the Australian outback. A thoughtful, poignant classic with over 16,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

From the author of A Town Like Alice: In this “haunting evocation” (The New York Times), society reels from the devastating effects of nuclear war. “Nevil Shute was, in brief, the sort of novelist who genuinely touches the imagination and feeling” (The Times).