{"product_id":"9780099530268","title":"A Town Like Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Shute, Nevil, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/09\/2009,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099530268\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDue to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020449317017,"sku":"9780099530268","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780099530268.jpg?v=1602541537","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780099530268","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}