num_pages: 314
description: Told somewhat mysteriously from the perspective of a young Englishwoman's elderly Scottish solicitor and trustee. He tells the story of her time as a prisoner of war in Malaya during World War II and her new post-war life in Australia, in a small outback community which she sets out to turn into 'a town like Alice' i.e. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
language: English
title: A Town Like Alice
titlecomplete: A Town Like Alice
characters: Joe Harman, Jean Paget
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, World War II, Novels, Australia, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 56760
places: Southeast Asia, Malacca, Australia, Malaysia, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
publisher: General Publishing Company, Limited