Either when I retire or when Trump and his cronies leave office, one or the
other or both. ;-)
A Town Like Alice does end well, unlike Shute's other books. But, you have
to go through a very dire bit that takes place during WWII, when the
Japanese invaded British held territory in Asia and marched people about
and put them in camps. So escapist/happy book it's not. I read it over
twenty years ago (during less volatile times and when I was in my early
twenties), so my memories are positive -- I loved it at the time, but I
don't remember it vividly.
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Date: 2019-09-04 12:51 pm (UTC)Either when I retire or when Trump and his cronies leave office, one or the other or both. ;-)
A Town Like Alice does end well, unlike Shute's other books. But, you have to go through a very dire bit that takes place during WWII, when the Japanese invaded British held territory in Asia and marched people about and put them in camps. So escapist/happy book it's not. I read it over twenty years ago (during less volatile times and when I was in my early twenties), so my memories are positive -- I loved it at the time, but I don't remember it vividly.