Forfatter fødeår: 1899-1960
I en verden efter den altødelæggende atomkrig, hvor den nordlige halvkugle ligger øde hen, radioaktiv og livløs, er Australien det sidste, ensomme tilflugtssted for menneskeheden. Men selv... Læs mere
”De må, når De igen får et arbejde, betale os 10 shilling i afdrag om ugen for operationen her,” sagde socialrådgiveren på hospitalet i Sharples. Mr. Warren nikkede roligt.... Læs mere
Anden Verdenskrig raser, da englænderen John Howard i 1940 begiver sig ud på en fisketur, der skal bringe ham til Frankrigs kyst. Frankrig er endnu frit, men de tyske tropper er på vej,... Læs mere
Efter sin bedstemors død rejser den unge Jennifer til Australien for at besøge noget fjern familie. Her møder hun den tjekkiske læge Carl Zlinter, der har status som ny-australier og... Læs mere
Nuclear war has destroyed all life in thenorthern countries of the world. Now the deadly radiation is travelling south. In Australia, where people are still alive, Peter and Mary... Læs mere
Young pilot Donald Ross has little in common with the Oxford don who has employed him on an expedition to the Arctic - and still less with his beautiful but stubborn daughter, Alix.But... Læs mere
Nevil Shute was a power and a pioneer in the world of flying long before he began to write the stories that made him a bestselling novelist. This autobiography charts Shute's path from... Læs mere
When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured. As he waits overnight at Pascoe's house in order... Læs mere
A gripping story of love and bravery set in Malaya, London and Australia. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by bestselling novelist Jenny Colgan.
The mysterious death of a young woman on an Australian farm reveals a bittersweet story of doomed wartime romance amidst a family crisis. Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England.
When Tom Cutter hires Constantine Shaklin as an engineer in his air freight business, he little realises the extraordinary gifts of his new recruit. As Cutter's business grows across Asia, so does Shaklin's fame, until he is widely regarded as a unifying deity.
Discover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach. Keith Stewart is an ordinary man.