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Originally broadvast as 6 x 30 min episodes, the bbc have at some time re broadcast this as 4 x 45 min episodes. Published in 1950 when shute had recently settled into australia, a town like alice tells the story of jean paget in post world war ii london, who unexpectedly comes into an inheritance from her deceased uncle. Nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to the rugged australian. Download a town like alice ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Nevil shute project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 359 pages and is available in paperback format. Nevil shute free books for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.

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