I had not heard of On the Beach, by Nevil Shute prior to reading for book group recently; I had heard of one of his other novels, A Town Like Alice, but never heard of the author – I shall definitely be reading more works by Mr Shute. We decided to read On the Beach after one of our members suggested we should read it. She had indeed read it before, but several years ago, and fancied re-reading the book to compare how she remembered the book against her twenty year older self. I am quite happy to reveal early on in this review that it was fantastic!
On the Beach is a simple novel about a small group of people living in Melbourne; the world has experienced a catastrophic nuclear war which as killed the entire population of the Northern Hemisphere. The fallout from this global conflict is drifting slowly South, encompassing everything in its path – Continue reading
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