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Round the Bend (Paperback)

by Nevil Shute (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: House of Stratus; New edition edition (18 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842322893
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842322895
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 332,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Book Description

Tom Cutter runs an air charter service from Arabia to the Far East after the war. His best friend is the Russian-American Connie Shanklin. Connie works for Tom and inspires faith and hope in men of all denominations.


About the Author

Nevil Shute Norway worked as an aeronautical engineer at Vickers before setting up his own airship company. He served in both world wars and was a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in World War II, working on secret projects. He flew his own aircraft to Australia to research On the Beach, before settling there permanently. His books are based on his own wartime and aircraft industry experiences.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why you should read this book..., 26 Feb 2004
By Ms. N. D. Merriman "tashadot" (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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Shute gives us yet another inspiring tale filled with hope for humanity. Told by a pilot in the post-war period it charts his experiences through the Middle and Far East and the people who touch his life. Shute's characters, as ever, are beautifully drawn and wholly believable and face life with a dignity missing from many authors' work. As we are shown glimpses of the nature of faith, redemption, and love against the unlikely background of aeroplane engineering we cannot fail to be moved.

One of the strongest titles from the master-storyteller it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up with sheer emotion.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars His best, 3 Sep 2003
Having read several of Nevil Shutes books, and finding pleasure in many of them, this is the one that I keep coming back to. In my opinion, it's his best, with "A town like Alice" coming second.

The story takes you through the mid-east and south Asia, bringing up subjects like work ethics, religion and tolerance between ethnic groups.

Even though a lot has changed in the world as compared to when the book was written, it is still a book to read, and to ponder on.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, 17 Nov 2006
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I read this book about 15 years ago, and was immediately impressed, I still think of it today, and rate it amongst the best Novels I have ever read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, good story and intriguing ending...
Nevil Shute tells a good story. It's well crafted, and although it takes a little while to get going it soon becomes an intriguing look at culture and religion as it clashes or is... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mark Rodger

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding literature
Nevil Shute has written some great literature (and some that is not great literature, but simply a great story). This is by far his greatest work. Read more
Published 18 months ago by PeterPiper

3.0 out of 5 stars All Religions are NOT the same.
It's obvious that Nevil Shute wrote with the impressions of his travels, and as in his other books some of those impresions come through very strongly. THis book is about Asia. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by Andrew Moules

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