Library Manager
Manage your library—your way. Keep a running list or organize archived books into little stacks. i.e. Beach Reads, Cozy Covers, True Crime, etc.
Nevil Shute's 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.
Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children.
A few years after the war, Jean is back in England, the nightmare behind her.
However, an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved her life.
Jean travels leads her to a desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she finds a challenge that will draw on all the resourcefulness and spirit that carried her through her war-time ordeals.
Follow This Author
Sign up & we'll email you when a new title is available for pre-order or hits the bookshelf
Little Stacks of Modern & Literary Fiction
Summer Reading Done Right with Six Books Where Characters Hit the Road
From cruises to road trips these irresistible vacation reads belong on your summer TBR.
Sad Books That Will Make You Cry Your Eyes Out
Six unforgettable tearjerkers guaranteed to bring on the ugly cry.
Get Free & Discounted eBooks
Curated reads, irresistible prices—subscribe now