Goldsboro Books
The Far Country
The Far Country
by Nevil Shute
Publisher Heinemann
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Book Condition & Notes
A near-fine first edition, in the original binding. No previous owner's marks or inscriptions. Slight bump to back bottom corner. In a good, unclipped dust-jacket - price has been pencilled over. Slight foxing to edges, and chipping to top and bottom of spine, and corners. There are 2 small tears to the top of the rear cover, and a chip to the bottom of the rear cover. Several of the aforementioned damages have been repaired with tape.
About the book
A young English woman leaves her ageing parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England.
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About the Author
Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute Norway was a popular British novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer.
He used Nevil Shute as his pen name, and his full name in his engineering career, in order to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels.
He lived in Australia for the ten years before his death.
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