personal contact with the islands and their people instead of the usual over-organised tour that so often constitutes the Travel Agency's idea of Paradise
On finally being accepted
'Hammond Innes's work stands in a class by itself
'This book tells how and where a million dead soldiers of the British Commonwealth are commemorated
On The Beach by Nevil Shute tye dying personal contact with the islandsOn The Beach by Nevil Shute William Heinemann, 1958,hardcover, dust jacket Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing to edges and corners, age toned pages, dust jacket shows a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing to edges and corners, small chips to edges, foxed spine (see photographs) "Here, without a doubt, is Nevil Shute's most enthralling and controversial novel since No Highway. With the prophetic touch for which