The Rainbow and the Rose - Couverture souple

Shute, Nevil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0749304200 ISBN 13 : 9780749304201

Editeur : Mandarin, 1991

Synopsis

This novel tells the story of a veteran pilot and the woman he loved, of a desperate attempt at rescue by air, and of the mysterious influence of the past on those trying to save his life.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London.After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).

Quatrième de couverture

'That supreme storyteller, Nevil Shute' The Times

When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, endeavours to fly a doctor in to help but this proves more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe's house in order to try again the next day Clarke revisits the past of this unusual man - and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mandarin
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0749304200
• ISBN 13: 9780749304201
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible