So Disdained [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Nevil Shute (Author), Stephen Thorne (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998

When Peter Moran picks up a man on the roadside while driving through a bitter rainy night, he embarks upon an adventure that will lead him into treasonous international plots, flying adventures and tests of both his bravery and loyalty.

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Any book by Nevil Shute is a delight Punch That shattering, unaffected, literary style of his is masterly There is a quality of golden light that hangs over his books. That comes, I think, from his sense of order and from his own vast, undemonstrative solicitude Guardian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London.After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have 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 on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books; Unabridged edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754002349
• ISBN-13: 978-0754002345
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,498,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nevil Shute's So Disdained, April 3, 2011

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This review is from: So Disdained (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

This was ordered through Amazon from a bookstore in the UK, and arrived in the US quickly and in perfect condition. Shipping was a reasonable $3.99.

"So Disdained" is one of Shute's books that I had somehow missed. Also known in the US as "The Mysterious Aviator", it is one of his earlier works. While it is not my favorite of his works (see "Round the Bend" and "In the Wet") it is essential for a Shute fan and provides an enjoyable quick read and a bit of insight into flying (and politics) shortly after WW I. The characters are well drawn and hold the reader's interest. I found it hard to put down.

9 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 12, 2007

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Nubbins Nicholson (Mt. Juliet TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Disdained (Paperback)

Any Nevil Shute book is a worthy read. And re-read. And re-re-read.