{"product_id":"town-like-alice-9789357315210","title":"Town Like Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nevil Shute\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hi-IS \u0026amp; POD\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yellowback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the largest selling love stories A Town Like Alice was an influential romance novel by Nevil Shute. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in first person by a solicitor, Noel Strachan, who is the executor of the late James McFadden's estate. After he dies, Noel must locate McFadden's niece, Jean Paget, who is set to inherit his fortune, but, because McFadden didn't believe women were capable of handling their own finances, it is all tied up in a trust until Jean reaches thirty-five. At first glance, Jean Paget is gentle and unassuming. But as Noel gets to know her, an unbelievable tale emerges. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean Paget, takes him back to world War II in Malaya where she becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner. After liberation emigrates to Australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial inheritance, to generate economic prosperity in a small outback community–to turn it into \"a town like Alice”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story of quiet courage, determination against all odds, and grasping the opportunity to change others' lives and the world around you for the better. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hi-IS \u0026 POD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46935502782615,"sku":"9789357315210","price":325.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789357315210.webp?v=1771829965","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/town-like-alice-9789357315210","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}