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Synopsis
Nevil Shute s autobiographical work charts his selected remembrances from childhood to 1938. The parallels between Shute s life and his fiction can be seen: airship engineering, the new industry of commercial aircraft and his experience of civil servants and bureaucratic military agencies.
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"Shute was a brilliant storyteller and terrific example for any writer" (Daily Express)
"Most of my adult life, perhaps all the worthwhile part of it, has been spent messing about with airplanes" (Nevil Shute)
"Any book by Nevil Shute is a delight" (Punch)
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The autobiography of the classic author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.
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