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A Town Like Alice by Shute, Nevil

ISBN: 9780099530268 PUBLISHER: Vintage Classics FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 368 PUBLICATION DATE: 3.09.2009 DIMENSIONS: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3 centimetres 9.1 ounces

DESCRIPTION: This title features an introduction by Eric Lomax. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result. After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs.

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