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#takeawaymyAussiepassport
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BarbaraBB
On the Beach | Nevil Shute
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It‘s #ARoadToNowhere, the lives of the people of Melbourne. They await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the North, following a nuclear war a year previously. Each character deals with this truth differently. A heartbreaking story 💔
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RachelAmphlett Remember reading that years ago - it‘s one of those stories that stays with you 5y
Cinfhen Think I might have to read this one!! #stacked 5y
CarolynM It certainly does stay with you😭 @RachelAmphlett 5y
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LeeRHarry Sad to say I haven‘t read this one #takeawaymyAussiepassport 😏 5y
Billypar I remember really liking the film adaptation with Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. 5y
JennyM This is very sad...has a long lingering feel to it 5y
Texreader I read this years ago. Hard read. Great writer. 5y
Texreader My fave book by Shute, maybe you‘ve read it, is 5y
BarbaraBB @RachelAmphlett @CarolynM I read it years ago too, but it is one of those books that stay with you forever! 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen You need to ;) 5y
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry You still can make up for it 😉 5y
BarbaraBB @Texreader I read that one too but On the Beach is still my favorite, maybe because I read it as a teenager and my emotions were all over the place! 5y
DebinHawaii Someday I shall read this one. 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚 5y
rubyslippersreads @Texreader I ❤️ that one! 5y
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