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Stephen Morris
  

Stephen Morris (Hardcover)

by Nevil Shute (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Amereon Ltd (Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0848820320
  • ISBN-13: 978-0848820329
  • Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nevil Shute's first book, 13 Nov 2007
By Dr. H. Beentje (Kew, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stephen Morris (Paperback)
A curious book - I would say there is quite some autobiography in here, with romance and plot devices attached. It plays just after the Great War and Stephen Morris finishes his maths degree at Oxford; and escapes back into flying. Flying for a small company, taking members of the public for a spin in an old Avro trainer (not a 504K - this one has space for two passengers!). The company slowly folds; he takes up design work, unpaid, in the Rawson company, which is also on a slow decine. This is the low point of aviation fortunes: hard times. Alongside all of this is a very Shute-ian romance, with selfless and very old-fashioned sacrifice. There are bits of 'Stephen Morris' that are also in 'Marazan', and some parts remind me of 'Lonely Road'.

It is all a bit long-winded in paces; it is an early effort. But it is still recognizably Nevil Shute, and that makes it worth reading. 3 1/2 stars, I'd say, with bits of four. Not for someone who has never read Shute: then, I would say, you should start with 'a town like Alice' or 'Pied piper'. But for Shute aficionadoes, this is very much Shute territory: decency, honesty, and a lot more old-fashioned virtue of the very best kind. For everyone who loves Shute: yes, read it.
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