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The story falls broadly into three parts. In post-World War II London, Jean Paget, a secretary in a leather goods factory, is informed by solicitor Noel Strachan that she has inherited a considerable sum of money from an uncle she never knew.
A Town Like Alice by Aussie author Nevil Shute is an exceptional tale. Based on the true story of Dutch women and children captured by the Japanese in Sumatra, Shute met the strong, courageous woman who led the group through the jungle, and wanted to honour her with this story.
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Mar 18, 2015 · A Town Like Alice is really three stories. Jean Paget, a young woman living in England after WWII, is left a great deal of money by a distant relative. After some thought, she decides to use some of this money to build a well in a village in Malaysia.
Jan 18, 2013 · 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.
Sep 16, 2014 · A Town Like Alice is a finely crafted novel that really just tells a story. Other than the evils of war, there are no villains in this story. It just tells about life, during the war, and how it affected innocent women and children. Then it illustrates life in the Australian outback in vivid detail. I leaned much about Australia reading this book.
Drama, based on true story, capturing the heroism of British women during the Japanese occupation of Malaya in World War Two. Director: Jack Lee Writer: W P Lipscombe, Richard Mason, based on the novel by Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice is a 1956 British drama film produced by Joseph Janni and starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch that is based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. [2] The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail.
