Pastoral

AvNevil Shute

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

131 kr

Skickas . Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

E-bok

97 kr

Beskrivning

During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions - and his life - may be threatened.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-09-03
Mått:130 x 197 x 15 mm
Vikt:174 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Vintage Publishing
ISBN:9780099530138

Utforska kategorier

Klassiska romaner/Klassiker inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Nevil Shute 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).