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"De må, når De igen får et arbejde, betale os 10 shilling i afdrag om ugen for operationen her," sagde socialrådgiveren på hospitalet i Sharples. Mr. Warren nikkede roligt. Ingen kendte ham, selv om han var en velhavende bankier fra London. Han
Kaptajn Stenning tog den forkerte beslutning under nødlandingen. Maskinen blev knust , og hvis ikke den undvegne straffefange Denis Compton var dukket op, havde Stenning ikke overlevet. Nu var han parat til at række den mand, der havde reddet hans liv, en
Da den stille modelbygger og tidsskriftsredaktør Keith Stewart får forældremyndigheden over sin 10-årige niece, bliver det samtidig startskuddet på en eventyrlig skattejagt i Stillehavet. Keith finder nemlig ud af, at pigens forældre havde gemt et skrin m
Anden Verdenskrig raser, da englænderen John Howard i 1940 begiver sig ud på en fisketur, der skal bringe ham til Frankrigs kyst. Frankrig er endnu frit, men de tyske tropper er på vej, og snart er vejen tilbage til England spærret. Howard har i mellemtid
Efter sin bedstemors død rejser den unge Jennifer til Australien for at besøge noget fjern familie. Her møder hun den tjekkiske læge Carl Zlinter, der har status som ny-australier og arbejder på et savværk for at sikre sig fri passage til landet. Han har
Den unge englænder Jean Paget var krigsfange i Sydøstasien under Anden Verdenskrig. Da hun efter krigen arver en betydelig sum penge, beslutter hun at bruge en del af dem på at bygge en brønd til kvinderne i den landsby, hvor hun tilbragte en stor del af
På et hospital under Anden Verdenskrig fortæller fire sårede soldater hinanden deres dramatiske historier fire vidt forskellige skæbner, der har ført dem frem til det sygeleje, som bliver et vendepunkt i deres tilværelse. Mange år efter opsøger den ene,
If somewhere is 'beyond the black stump' it means it is in the deepest darkest wilds of the Australian outback. This is the sun-baked setting for Nevil Shute's novel of a romance that is tested by the differences between two young people's
A young English woman leaves her aging parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate,
It is the rainy season. Drunk and delirious, an old man lies dying in the Queensland bush. In his opium-hazed last hours, a priest finds his deserted shack and listens to his last words. Half-awake and half-dreaming the old man tells the story of an adven
Jerry Chambers, a fresh-faced young pilot, mistakenly sinks a British submarine. He is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the girl he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweethea
In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This is classic Shute: at once a thril
Young pilot Donald Ross has little in common with the Oxford don who has employed him on an expedition to the Arctic - and still less with his beautiful but stubborn daughter, Alix. But once the three of them reach the treacherous shores of Greenland thei
During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his
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 t
Nevil Shutes classic Second World War novel is an uplifting, satisfying and moving story. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape
After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable
'Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable' Guardian Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. W
When Tom Cutter hires Constantine Shaklin as an engineer in his air freight business, he little realises the extraordinary gifts of his new recruit. Shaklin possesses a religious power which inspires everyone he meets to a new faith and hope for humanity.
**AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS ** An incredible adventure storya book that will live with you forever Richard Osman (on BBC Twos Between the Covers ). Discover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach . Keit
John Turner, a young man with a chequered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: an snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and
Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from childhood to his career as a gifted aeronautical engineer working
Shute's speculative glance into the future of the British Empire. An elderly clergyman stationed in the Australian bush is called to the bedside of a dying derelict. In his delirium Stevie tells a story of England in 1983 through the medium of a squad
Nevil Shute's most powerful novel--a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication--is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world. After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Aust
Kaptajn Stenning tog den forkerte beslutning under nødlandingen. Maskinen blev knust , og hvis ikke den undvegne straffefange Denis Compton var dukket op, havde Stenning ikke overlevet. Nu var han parat til at række den mand, der havde reddet hans liv, en
Den unge Royal Air Force pilot Jerry er på bombetogt og får ram på en u-båd i den Engelske Kanal. Ved hjemkomsten meldes en engelsk u-båd savnet - og Jerry mistænkes for at have bombet sine egne ved en frygtelig fejlbedømmelse. Krigsretten frikender Jerry
De må, når De igen får et arbejde, betale os 10 shilling i afdrag om ugen for operationen her, sagde socialrådgiveren på hospitalet i Sharples. Mr. Warren nikkede roligt. Ingen kendte ham, selv om han var en velhavende bankier fra London. Han havde mistet
I en verden efter den altødelæggende atomkrig, hvor den nordlige halvkugle ligger øde hen, radioaktiv og livløs, er Australien det sidste, ensomme tilflugtssted for menneskeheden. Men selv her er tiden ved at løbe ud. En usynlig, dødbringende sky af radio
"No Highway" is a gripping technical thriller that explores the high-stakes world of mid-century aviation and the intersection of scientific theory with human intuition. The story follows Theodore Honey, a brilliant but eccentric scientist worki
Dette er historien om Constantine Connie Shaklin, der måske ikke var noget helt almindeligt menneske. Helt fra barnsben var han i hvert fald et søgende menneske, når det gjaldt tro og religion, og senere i livet bliver han en slags åndelig leder i Østen.
Da den stille modelbygger og tidsskriftsredaktør Keith Stewart får forældremyndigheden over sin 10-årige niece, bliver det samtidig startskuddet på en eventyrlig skattejagt i Stillehavet. Keith finder nemlig ud af, at pigens forældre havde gemt et skrin m
Den unge englænder Jean Paget var krigsfange i Sydøstasien under Anden Verdenskrig. Da hun efter krigen arver en betydelig sum penge, beslutter hun at bruge en del af dem på at bygge en brønd til kvinderne i den landsby, hvor hun tilbragte en stor del af
Charles Simons navn kan udtales på både engelsk og fransk, og han føler lige stor tilknytning til begge lande. Da Anden Verdenskrig bryder ud, går han ind i det dødsensfarlige arbejde som hemmelig agent imellem de to allierede nationer. Sammen med britisk