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Pied Piper
Nevil Shute
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Description for Pied Piper
Paperback. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Nevil Shute’s classic Second World War novel is an uplifting, satisfying and moving story.
John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who must stay behind to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer, the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099530220
SKU
V9780099530220
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About Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute (Author) Nevil Shute was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two ... Read more
Reviews for Pied Piper
Mr Shute not only writes vividly and excitingly of occupied France, but with a delightful understanding of children
Sunday Times
A small masterpiece...a book about frail but indomitable old age, simple kindness, childhood, and courage in dark confusing danger. It is not sentimental but prosaic and suspenseful on every page...it conjures up the country of the 1940's, and ... Read more
Sunday Times
A small masterpiece...a book about frail but indomitable old age, simple kindness, childhood, and courage in dark confusing danger. It is not sentimental but prosaic and suspenseful on every page...it conjures up the country of the 1940's, and ... Read more