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No Highway
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This is an ideal read for those interested in thrilling, character-driven stories with a historical backdrop, especially fans of aviation and classic suspense fiction.
Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost.
EXCITEMENT and SUSPENSE 18,000 Feet Over the Atlantic!
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Excitement and suspense 18,000 feet over the Atlantic!
Read this classic uplifting, moving, and heartwarming story about life in the face of the Cold War.
Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost.
No Highway encapsulates an intriguing blend of suspense and intellectual challenge, bringing you an engrossing reading experience.
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No Highway is praised as a novel that captivates both heart and mind, hailed by the Evening Standard. Nevil Shute is celebrated as a brilliant storyteller, likened to literary greats such as R.L Stevenson and Kipling, with a masterly, unaffected style.
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ISBN: 9780099530091
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 September 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 336
About the 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 daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).
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