The book portrays a community and how it deals with the changes due to world conflicts. From the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to. A town like alice is a fivehour 1981 australian television adaptation of nevil shutes novel of the same name. I come back to it time and again, whenever i need to lose myself in the heat of malaysia or the dust of australia. This book is so well written that i can feel the stones in the road as jean marches along with the other women in their death march. A town like alice by nevil shute reading guidebook club. A town like alice by nevil shute summary this study guide includes the following sections. The building of the new town in australia is only a minor part of a town like alice, just the climax really of a very long story arc. Here at fadedpage and our companion site distributed proofreaders canada, we pride ourselves on. Nevil shutes 1950 novel tells the story of jean paget as a prisoner of war in malaya during world. A town like alice a 1950s exciting story, of a woman who has such success, vision, courage and determination.
A town like alice appears to be a war novel on the surface, being published in 1950, but it was written when he was presumably doing some traveling in southeast asia and australia. Like black rain, from last year, a town like alice took me by surprise. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a town like alice by nevil shute. A town like alice, more than any other work, reveals shutes feelings about australia. Thus when he recently lent me a town like alice by nevil shute, number 37 in the bbcs big read, i had little, if any expectations. I began reading it a while ago but never got past the first page or two a bad habit of mine when trying a new author so the other evening, wanting to tackle another of the bbcs big reads, i decided to. Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer give it a go from the television program a town like alice as a high quality video download. Carrie picked a town like alice because she would often find it on those. Of course, that is the basic theme of many of shutes books. Jul 24, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group a town like alice ted egan saving the best. A town like alice tells the story of a plucky young englishwoman who becomes a legend in malaya during world war ii, inherits a fortune, marries her true love, and wisely uses her money to transform an australian ghost town into a thriving community. Shortly after his first visit, shute decided to move there. After the war he continued to write and settled in australia where he lived until his death in 1960. I think i will be less apprehensive of war time novels, going forward.
Download nevil shutes a town like alice for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Both tell the story of rather uncomplicated people, setting out to change a corner of the world and succeeding. Jul 21, 2012 a town like alice written by nevil shute ballentine books 1950 carrie chose julys selection and the night was cohosted at megans place all. Buy a town like alice study guide by ebook online at lulu.
When she is captured she joins a group of other european women and children whom the japanese force to march for miles through the jungle an. See more ideas about alice, peter finch and nevil shute. A town like alice study guide ch 610 a town like alice most appropriately conforms to the genre of the sociological novel. Jean paget, a young englishwoman living in malaya, is captured by the invading japanese and forced on a brutal sevenmonth death march with dozens of other women and children.
About the book a town like alice, a novel written in 1950, is intertwined with romance and economic development. John vogel at the conclusion of world war ii jean paget decides to return to malaya and build a well for the people of the village that sheltered her and several other british expatriates after the japanese invasion. This version of a town like alice the second adapted screen offering of the 1950 novel by the english author nevil shute. Set against the brutal nightmare of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living chaos of captivity, across three continents and two. A town like alice aka the legacy tells of a young woman who miraculously survived a wartime japanese death march, and an australian soldier, also a prisoner of war, who offered to help her even at the cost of his life.
The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. A town like alice 1980 clip 1 on aso australias audio. After they are liberated she emigrates to australia to be with him. In 1981, a town like alice was adapted into a popular television miniseries, starring helen morse and bryan brownwith the late gordon jackson as noel strachan. Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of a town like alice than about any other novel in the english language. Alice, or even the alice, as it is called by the australians, was a comfortable place to live in the middle of the 20th century 1950. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Oct 11, 2008 from the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. Aussie pows in japaneseoccupied wwii malaysia ben vincent ball and joe peter finch in their first scene, meet refugees from the british embassy, led by jean virginia mckenna, in her flashback, in a town like alice, 1958. Nevil shute writes every character with quiet kindness and intelligence. A town like alice vintage classics norway, nevil shute isbn 0307474003 1 copy separate a town like alice shute, n manual entry 1 copy separate a town like alice reprint society, 1952, 1st ed thus, 1st print, hc, no dj, ex libris shute, nevil 1 copy separate a town like alice shute, nevil isbn 0345305655 1 copy separate.
After the war, she goes to australia to see the town he was from and hopefully reunite with the soldier. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. Shute published alice in 1950, ten years before toolroom in 1960, just before he died at the age of 60 in melbourne, australia. People who spent the war in prison camps have written a. Provided to youtube by universal music group a town like alice ted egan saving the best. A town like alice, nevil shutes novel of the japanese occupation of malaya during world war ii, was first filmed as a theatrical feature in 1956. This book is in the public domain in canada, and is made available to you drmfree. A town like alice by nevil shute, first edition abebooks. The fruit fluff was the hit of the night not to mention the root beer floats.
It takes nevil shute a long time in this novel to get around to the town of alice alice springs actually, and even longer to get around to the town like alice. Here at fadedpage and our companion site distributed proofreaders canada, we pride ourselves on producing the best ebooks you can find. Also type spoiler when given away a major plot element. People who spent the war in prison camps have written a lot of books. Book discussion further reading guide kent district library. The level and depth of his writing in alice shows that he was indeed learning to draw upon his own experiences to create critically acclaimed works. Its a classic and shock its not on more must read book list. Britishaustralian author nevil shutes historical romance novel a town like alice. 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 by nevil shute. Nevil shutes most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the malayan jungle during world war ii to the rugged australian outback.
A very young lucy bell is seen performing with her mother anna volska in this clip as they play mother and daughter sally and jane wilsonhayes. With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe. Its amazing story of the strength of women surviving against all odds. Please post the chapter and or page number at the top of your post. A town like alice written by nevil shute ballentine books 1950 carrie chose julys selection and the night was cohosted at megans place all. A town like alice has been such an intriguing read. Produced by the seven network, and directed by david stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book. A town like alice topics for discussion nevil shute this study guide consists of approximately 63 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of a town like alice. You may do whatever you like with this book, but mostly we hope you will read it. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. One of my two favorite shute books is a town like alice aka the legacy. Read any nevil shute book you can get your hands on.
During the second world war he joined the royal navy volunteer reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. The writing had an easy flow to it and the story was certainly gripping, even though this decidedly is a book of two halves. The first half deals with the history of jean paget, in which we follow her to malaya under the japanese occupation. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. A town like alice is a novel by the australian author nevil shute. The discussion will begin on november 1, 2011 where. A description of tropes appearing in a town like alice.
A town like alice the greatest literature of all time. Discussion questions for a town like alice by nevil shute galesburg public library tuesday book club november 2006 1. The sixpart british tv adaptation of 1980, first shown in the us on pbs masterpiece theatre beginning october 4, 1981, is. A town like alice questions temp galesburg public library.
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