A Town Like Alice
Book • 1950
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute follows Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman who becomes a prisoner of war in Malaya during World War II. After the war, she inherits a substantial sum of money and decides to use it to build a well in the Malayan village that helped her.
Her search for an Australian soldier, Joe Harman, who had risked his life to help her, leads her to the Australian outback, where she transforms a small town called Willstown into a thriving community.
The novel explores themes of love, resilience, and community development.
Her search for an Australian soldier, Joe Harman, who had risked his life to help her, leads her to the Australian outback, where she transforms a small town called Willstown into a thriving community.
The novel explores themes of love, resilience, and community development.
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