Buy a town like alice study guide by ebook online at lulu. One of my two favorite shute books is a town like alice aka the legacy. Its amazing story of the strength of women surviving against all odds. 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. 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. You may do whatever you like with this book, but mostly we hope you will read it.
A town like alice, more than any other work, reveals shutes feelings about australia. Jean paget, an adolescent englishwoman, becomes romantically involved with a fellow wwii prisoner, joe harmon, in malaya now the western portion of malaysia. 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. The book portrays a community and how it deals with the changes due to world conflicts. Oct 11, 2008 from the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. I think i will be less apprehensive of war time novels, going forward.
A town like alice is a fivehour 1981 australian television adaptation of nevil shutes novel of the same name. One of my two favorite shute books is a town like alice a k a the legacy. 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. Download nevil shutes a town like alice for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. 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. 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.
People who spent the war in prison camps have written a lot of books. A town like alice written by nevil shute ballentine books 1950 carrie chose julys selection and the night was cohosted at megans place all. Also type spoiler when given away a major plot element. About the book a town like alice, a novel written in 1950, is intertwined with romance and economic development. Shute published alice in 1950, ten years before toolroom in 1960, just before he died at the age of 60 in melbourne, australia. A town like alice has been such an intriguing read. He clearly loved travel and people from all walks of life and cultures. Jul 24, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group a town like alice ted egan saving the best. Provided to youtube by universal music group a town like alice ted egan saving the best. Produced by the seven network, and directed by david stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.
During the second world war he joined the royal navy volunteer reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. Nevil shute writes every character with quiet kindness and intelligence. This version of a town like alice the second adapted screen offering of the 1950 novel by the english author nevil shute. 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. After they are liberated she emigrates to australia to be with him. 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. A town like alice is a novel by the australian author nevil shute. Here at fadedpage and our companion site distributed proofreaders canada, we pride ourselves on. Shortly after his first visit, shute decided to move there. Its a classic and shock its not on more must read book list.
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. Britishaustralian author nevil shutes historical romance novel a town like alice. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a town like alice by nevil shute. 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. Of course, that is the basic theme of many of shutes books. The first half deals with the history of jean paget, in which we follow her to malaya under the japanese occupation.
The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. 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. 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. A town like alice the greatest literature of all time. A town like alice study guide ch 610 a town like alice most appropriately conforms to the genre of the sociological novel. The fruit fluff was the hit of the night not to mention the root beer floats. Read any nevil shute book you can get your hands on. 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. 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.
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. Nevil shutes 1950 novel tells the story of jean paget as a prisoner of war in malaya during world. Set in both malaysia and then the australian outback, its easy to see why a town like alice is so well known and a classic. Like black rain, from last year, a town like alice took me by surprise. 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. The discussion will begin on november 1, 2011 where. 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. After the war, she goes to australia to see the town he was from and hopefully reunite with the soldier.
After the war he continued to write and settled in australia where he lived until his death in 1960. Book discussion further reading guide kent district library. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. Both tell the story of rather uncomplicated people, setting out to change a corner of the world and succeeding. The sixpart british tv adaptation of 1980, first shown in the us on pbs masterpiece theatre beginning october 4, 1981, is.
A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. 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. This book is in the public domain in canada, and is made available to you drmfree. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. 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. You will read a town like alice and fall in love with shutes writing.
From the excellent 1981 australian miniseries, based on the neville shute novel. Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of a town like alice than about any other novel in the english language. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build. A town like alice 1980 clip 1 on aso australias audio.
A town like alice questions temp galesburg public library. 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. People who spent the war in prison camps have written a. Here at fadedpage and our companion site distributed proofreaders canada, we pride ourselves on producing the best ebooks you can find.
A town like alice by nevil shute reading guidebook club. Carrie picked a town like alice because she would often find it on those. Please post the chapter and or page number at the top of your post. The writing had an easy flow to it and the story was certainly gripping, even though this decidedly is a book of two halves. A description of tropes appearing in a town like alice. While the blatant racism mostly in the 3rd act of the book was uncomfortable, the story as a whole was entertaining. 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. 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. A town like alice a 1950s exciting story, of a woman who has such success, vision, courage and determination.
See more ideas about alice, peter finch and nevil shute. A town like alice by nevil shute summary this study guide includes the following sections. 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. With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe. 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. 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. A town like alice by nevil shute, first edition abebooks.