Book description
In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with only a flame thrower
and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand
against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World
War II. This is classic Shute: a thrilling adventure about the heroism
of ordinary men that will keep you on the edge of your seat, cheering
them on. Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing,
London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he
studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an
aeronautical engineer and published his first novel,
Marazan
, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to
have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy
Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After
the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived
until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include
Pied Piper
(1942), No Highway
(1948), A Town Like Alice
(1950) and On the
Beach
(1957).
