A Town like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st thus in Book Club edition; missing d/j; green clothbound boards a little rubbed and grubby in places; black spine
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Book Club, 1956. 1st thus. hardback. Very good, 1st thus in Book Club edition; missing d/j; green clothbound boards a little rubbed and grubby in places; black spine titling clear; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). A Town Like Alice (United States title: The Legacy) is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of World War II in Malaya, and after liberation emigrates to Australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to generate economic prosperity in a small outback communityÑto turn it into ""a town like Alice"" i.e. Alice Springs.
Synopsis
A Town Like Alice is a novel by the Australian author Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Jean Paget; as a prisoner of war in Malaya during World War II and then her return to Malaya after the war where she discovers something that leads her on the search for romance and to a small outback community in Australia where she sets out to turn it into 'a town like Alice'. It was first published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia.
Reviews
On Feb 18 2012, Jonanhereandnowyahoocom said:
Engaging read, hard to put down.
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Details
- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC105065
- Title
- A Town like Alice
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus in Book Club edition; missing d/j; green clothbound boards a little rubbed and grubby in places; black spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 270
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, 1st thus, Australia, romance, Shute
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...