About this title: Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heartbreaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's ...
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Description: [0-330-02672-0] 1971, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback)...Near very good.......Previous owner's signature....Pseudonym of Nevil Shute Norway....Also released as: The Breaking Wave....(Fiction, World War 2) read more
Description: [0-330-02672-0] 1977, 6th thus. (Mass market paperback)...Good.......Pseudonym of Nevil Shute Norway....Also released as: The Breaking Wave....(Fiction, World War 2) read more
Binding: hb
Publisher: Reprint Society, London
Date Published: 1956
Description: Spine slant, sl. shelf wear; else vg in chipped, sl. worn, gd dj. Small 8vo, pp. 250. First published the previous year by Heinemann. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Good. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Good. Page colour-Slightly discoloured in accordance with book age. Spine-Slightly worn in accordance with age and use. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good in No Dustwrapper jacket. No dustwrapper, reasonably good binding, front hinge cracking and flyleaf missing, minor agewear, internally book is in good condition, previous owner stamps to title page and final page. read more
Edition: Pan First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pan, UK
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Fine. Pan Paperback Fiction / War Paperback Book No 02672. This Book Is In Fine Condition But Has Got The Page Edges & Pages Very Lightly Tanned. A Deeply Moving Story Of Friendship & Enduring Love Which Brings To A Vivid Reality The Silent Tensions Of Everyday Life In England Before D-Day We Accept PayPal. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann, Melbourne
Date Published: 1955
Description: 1st Edition; HBk; Good++/ No dj; 284pp; Name label on front free endpaper plus small stamp for Oakwood Hospital Voluntary Service on front pastedown. read more
Edition: Reprint ed.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pan Books, London
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Paperback, very good plus condition. 253 pp. Novel about two Australian brothers who meet a young Wren in the crowded hours before the D-Day landing in France. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Back/Hardcover
Publisher: William Heinemann Limited, London, UK
Date Published: 1955
Description: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 7 1/2 " Tall. 284 pages. Very clean light green binding, black titles to spine. Page-edges lightly browned o/w contents very clean & tidy. (Another copy, same edition, with a red hardback binding, no dustjacket, light wear to spine-ends & boards' corners, ink name & date to inside of front board, very clean contents. ) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pan Books, London
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Good. Good Duodecimo(12mo), approx.7" A firm and sound paperback copy in good general condition. We answer questions, supply further details on this title, or provide digital images, usually within a few hours. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books, Great Britain
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780330026727ISBN:0330026720
Description: Good. * Good Duodecimo(12mo), approx.7" Solid, tight copy with some creasing to covers & spine, some edgewear and some yellowing of pages. Overall classified as good copy or better. We quickly respond to requests for scanned images and promptly answer any questions, or supply further information on this book's contents or condition. read more
"Another in Nevil Shute's long list of adventure stories, with lots of practical details thrown in along with suspense and romance. Published originally in England under the title Requiem for a WREN."
"A true heartbreaker and a beautiful book. Everyone should read at least one Nevil Shute. I read this book years ago but phrases from it still drift into my mind."
"A novel published in 1955 about the era just before the beginning of WWII in England and later in Australia. It is not a war book but a book about people who were being rushed up to war just before D-Day, June 6 1944. It is a love story and lost love story. Shute's development of character is his strongest attribute as well as he ability to tell a compelling and touching story. The lead character writes in the first person as he describes the things he sees and discovers about people around him. One can get into the his mind and emotions as he searches for closure. I won't say any more than that. I would recommend this book. I listened to this book on tape which enhanced the experience, read by an Englishman, Patrick Tull. Other books I have enjoyed by Shute are A Town Like Alice, A Far Country, Pied Piper, On the Beach."
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