I found the way Shute established his characters clearly and set out a few characteristics for each engaging and reader-friendly. My first impressions of the writing style were positive. As such, I had no preconceptions of the book I was about to read. I decided to read the novel as I would if I were reading it for pleasure and leave the introduction until I had finished the narrative to avoid spoilers. Perhaps this is why I selected A Town Like Alice as my novel for this blog the title itself seemed embedded in my brain but I had never read the book. My previous knowledge of his writing and literary career was merely an idea of the novels he penned and a small bit of trivia. Nevil Shute was hugely popular with our original readers, all born in the mid-20th century, and it’s great to get a 21st century view. Sheffield Hallam University student Jason Flowers encounters the novelist Nevil Shute for the first time.
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