description: One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is an abridged version of Nevil Shute's novel of the courage of a young Englishwoman in World War II. Like the film, this book concentrates mainly on the Malayan episodes.
language: English
title: A Town Like Alice
titlecomplete: A Town Like Alice
characters: Joe Harman, Jean Paget
genres: Classics, Australia, Historical, World War II, Novels, War, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 56763
places: Australia, Malacca, Alice Springs, Malaysia, Northern Territory, Southeast Asia
publisher: Heron Books