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I have wanted to read this book for years, after I had seen a snippet of the movie. The book did not disappoint.
Radiation from nuclear bombs have wiped out the Northern Hemisphere, and it is slowly moving south. Dwight Towers, Moira Davidson, Peter and Mary Holmes are all waiting in Melbourne Australia for the inevitable.
08/28/2023: I read this again for a challenge (actually 2 challenges). Despite the topic: Radiation from bombs wiping out the entire world. I really like being in Shute's world ...more
Radiation from nuclear bombs have wiped out the Northern Hemisphere, and it is slowly moving south. Dwight Towers, Moira Davidson, Peter and Mary Holmes are all waiting in Melbourne Australia for the inevitable.
08/28/2023: I read this again for a challenge (actually 2 challenges). Despite the topic: Radiation from bombs wiping out the entire world. I really like being in Shute's world ...more
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*The Chequer Board 4 stars
*No Highway 4 stars
*The Far Country 4 stars
*Landfall 4 stars
*Most Secret 4 stars
*Beyond The Black Stump 4 stars
*Pied Piper 3 stars
*Ruined City 3 stars
*Trustee from the Toolroom 3 stars
*The Rainbow and the Rose 3 stars
*Requiem for a Wren 2 stars
*Pastoral 1 star
*So Distained 2 stars
*A Town Like Alice TBR
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*Marazan TBR
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*On the Beach maybe ...more
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a deadly radioactive cloud is moving slowly towards Australia.
Not so good as A Town like Alice.
In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a deadly radioactive cloud is moving slowly towards Australia.
Not so good as A Town like Alice.
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