On The Beach (Vintage Classics)

by Nevil Shute Norway | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0099530252 Global Overview for this book

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engelsman

of Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on 8/24/2011

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Journal Entry 1 by

engelsman

from Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path. An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitted from the United States, and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.

On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel. Both gripping and intensely moving, its impact is unforgettable.
This is one of those books that I have always wanted to read, but thought it out of print, and suddenly it was in front of me at the bookshop! It's maybe not as powerful as it was when it was written, and at the height of the Cold War, partly because it's a little quaint and middle class. Would people really be so composed while waiting for the end? Having said all that, I'm glad that I have finally read it...

Journal Entry 2 by

engelsman

at The Hole in the Wall Pub in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Friday, September 16, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (9/15/2011 UTC) at The Hole in the Wall Pub in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom

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on the bookshelf in the bar

Journal Entry 3 by PamZig at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 31, 2013

intriguing but very sad. Definitely written in the fifties.

On The Beach (Vintage Classics)

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