Nevile Shute's first published novel, which he revised three times before he was satisfied. Packed with all the drama and romance of the early days of aviation, this is the story of an unchanging love and a family split in two by crime, and a tale of prison escape, smuggling and murder.
Review
"Any book by Nevil Shute is a delight" Punch "A brilliantly descriptive writer, a master of suspense" -- David Holloway
About the Author
Nevil Shute Norway 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 War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).
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Nevile Shute's first published novel, which he revised three times before he was satisfied. Packed with all the drama and romance of the early days of aviation, this is the story of an unchanging love and a family split in two by crime, and a tale of prison escape, smuggling and murder.
Review
"Any book by Nevil Shute is a delight" Punch "A brilliantly descriptive writer, a master of suspense" -- David Holloway
About the Author
Nevil Shute Norway 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 War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).