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Processo a un medico. Il lungo viaggio di mister Howard. Gli occhi dell'amore. Un'estate per crescere
Nevil Shute Libri
17 gennaio 1899 – 12 gennaio 1960
Nevil Shute Norway, che scriveva come Nevil Shute, fu un popolare romanziere britannico e un ingegnere aeronautico di successo. Intraprese la scrittura come mezzo per condividere le sue idee e i suoi pensieri con un pubblico più ampio. Le sue opere sono spesso caratterizzate da una narrazione fluida e da una profonda comprensione della psicologia umana. Trascorse l'ultimo decennio della sua vita in Australia, continuando i suoi sforzi creativi.
Set against the backdrop of a Nazi invasion in France, the story follows John Howard as he navigates the challenges of escaping back to England with seven small children. As the roads become impassable, Howard must lead this diverse group through the perilous French countryside, highlighting themes of courage, responsibility, and the resilience of youth in the face of danger.
Intriguing saga of romance and treason set amongst the airmen defending English skies. The TSunday Times' was impressed by the realism of Shute's work when this book was first published in 1928.
After learning that the head injury he suffered during World War II is worsening and fatal, John Turner decides to spend part of his remaining months of life tracking down the three men who shared his hospital ward to learn how their lives have turned out.
Reader's Digest Condensed BooksVolume 1: 1959Series volume 36Reader's Digest authorized condensed edition of: The Admen by Shepherd Meade, The Rainbow and the Rose by Nevil Shute, Mrs. 'arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico, The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, Woman of Straw by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a heartrending story of doomed wartime romance Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960.
