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In The Wet is a novel by Nevil Shute that was first published in the United Kingdom in 1953. It contains many of the typical elements of a hearty and adventurous Shute yarn such as flying, the future, mystic states, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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Review:
"Shute is an honest exciting adventure writer who blends narrative gift with a fine power of description" (John Betjeman)
"Exhibits his talents at their provocative best" (New York Times)
"That shattering, unaffected, literary style of his is wholly deceptive...is, in fact, masterly" (H.E. Bates)
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"Exhibits his talents at their provocative best" (New York Times)
"That shattering, unaffected, literary style of his is wholly deceptive...is, in fact, masterly" (H.E. Bates)
A classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.
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- PublisherUlverscroft
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0708982638
- ISBN 13 9780708982631
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages464
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