A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
"A Town Like Alice" is a novel about a young Englishwoman, who is captured by Japanese forces during World War II and forced to march with other women and children across Malaya. During her ordeal, she meets an Australian prisoner of war, whom she later seeks out in Australia after the war. With the help of an unexpected inheritance, she uses her entrepreneurial spirit to transform a desolate Australian town into a thriving community, similar to a quaint English village she once knew, hence creating a 'town like Alice'.
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- Published
- 1950
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 350-380
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - Una Città Come Alice
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This book is on the following 5 lists:
- 17th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 37th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 4716th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)