A town like alice writer5/10/2023 While in Malaysia, Jean met an Australian soldier, Joe Harmon, and they fell in love, or at least in serious flirt. She tells her solicitor why she wants to do this, and this flashback story of her life as a prisoner of war forms the first part of the book. After some thought, she decides to use some of this money to build a well in a village in Malaysia. Jean Paget, a young woman living in England after WWII, is left a great deal of money by a distant relative. If you really want to go into this spoiler free, don’t read the plot synopsis below – but I’m not telling you anything you can’t deduce from the front and back covers of the book or the plot description on Amazon.Ī Town Like Alice is really three stories. It was published in 1950, and reflects the bias and prejudices of its time, but it’s also a powerful book about a smart, tough, resourceful young woman. Genre: Historical: Other, Literary Fiction, RomanceĪ Town Like Alice is a classic romance (among other things), by Nevil Shute.
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