About this title: John Turner, a young man with a checkered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: a snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and a black G.I. accused of attempted rape. Along the way, Turner learns about forgiveness, tolerance and second chances, and overcomes his fear of death.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. Morrow & Company, New York
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Nice hard cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, crack along spine inside front cover, light aging, stk #2434L8. 3 p. L., 3-380 p. 21 cm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. Morrow & Company, New York
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good in poor dust jacket. Nice hard cover, lightly read, wear/tear/aging to dust jacket, light aging to pages, corners lightly bumped, stk #2529q8. 3 p. L., 3-380 p. 21 cm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co., New York
Date Published: 1947-01-01
Description: GOOD. HB NO DJ. CLEAN AND SOLID. NORMAL READING WEAR. LIGHT SOIL TO BOARDS. Items may or may not have the same cover art as displayed for this item on this site. If you need a specific cover please inquire first. Vinyl is visually graded according to Goldmine. Because of our volume we just don't have time to play test every album, however we would gladly play test any album and it's often a great idea to ask us to do that to avoid disappointment. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Marrow & Co Inc,
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good. Cloth. 380 pp. Hard boards rubbed, corners bent, top and bottom of spine is faded, and spots bare. Interior first and last pages faded to cover. Interior pages yellowed with age, but clean, tight and crisp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Marrow & Co Inc,
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good. Cloth.380 pp. Hard boards rubbed, corners bent, top and bottom of spine is faded, and spots bare. Interior first and last pages faded to cover. Interior pages yellowed with age, but clean, tight and crisp. read more
"One of Nevil Shute's earlier adventure stories (1947). It weaves together the separate tales of four men who first met as prisoners in a hospital ward. The Daily Express (London) calls it, according to the cover blurb, "The very stuff of literature." I would not go so far as that, but it's a fine, enjoyable piece of fiction. Of course with any Nevil Shute book, one has to be aware, and make allowances for his 1940s attitudes to women. In his books, every young unmarried woman is always called a "girl." His heroes admire various "girls" but discount their intelligence."
"Another WW2 epic, but quite different from "Pied Piper." This one is set after the war, and tells the story of an English veteran who, upon discovering that he has only months to live, embarks on a journey of reconciliation, trying to track down old comrades. The story unfolds serially, in somewhat of a Rashomon style, revealing a nuanced portrait of American airmen in Britain, their complicated relations with the locals, and a violent incident of racism."
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