On the Beach by Nevil Shute
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(Hardcover - New Edition)
- Pub. Date: July 1999
- 256pp
- Sales Rank: 16,970
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- ISBN-13: 9780899683652
- ISBN: 0899683657
- Edition Description: New Edition
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"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....
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This is the classic tale of post-nuclear existence that was made into a stunning film of the 1960's.
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read in one sittingby Anonymous
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April 02, 2008: I read this book in one sitting. i couldnt leave it alone. the story of the survivors of WWIII is touching and painful. if you want to know what the last days are really going to be like, here it is
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November 27, 2006: This book is truly amazing book to read. The author really describes each character and what they are like. He also lets you know what is going on in the story, but you have to figure it out yourself. I would reccomend anyone to go out and read this book.
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