The Legacy [Hardcover]

Nevil Shute (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc.; Tenth Printing edition (January 1, 1962)
• ASIN: B002FLAGI8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

Nevil Shute Norway was born in 1899 in Ealing, London. He studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. Following his childhood passion, he entered the fledgling aircraft industry as an aeronautical engineer working to develop airships and, later, airplanes. In his spare time he began writing and he published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926, using the name Nevil Shute to protect his engineering career. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they had two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death in 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), A Town Like Alice (1950), and On the Beach (1957).

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read. USA title for "A Town Like Alice.", November 26, 1998

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This review is from: Legacy (Hardcover)

"The Legacy" is the American publication title for "A Town Like Alice." This love story takes place during and after WWII, and is set in England, Malaysia, and Australia. The story is told via an interesting use of "flashbacks." The idea for the story was derived, in part, from a true incident involving Dutch women who were taken prisoner by the Japanese. There have been at least two movie versions made of this book. We favor the MasterPiece Theater version starring Bryan Brown.