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Pastoral

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Set during the Second World War, Pastoral follows Peter Marshall and his crew stationed at an Oxfordshire airbase. As one of the most accomplished bombing teams, their success is notable. However, Peter's growing romance with a young WAAF officer threatens to distract him, putting both his mission record and his life at risk.
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Ideal for readers interested in wartime fiction that combines adventure with a tender romantic subplot.

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During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions - and his life - may be threatened.

A classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.

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A classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach

During the Second World War, Peter Marshall's crew become one of the most successful bombing teams in their Oxfordshire airbase. However, when Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions – and his life – may be threatened.

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Sunday Times praised the novel as "one of the happiest books which war has called into being," highlighting its uplifting tone amid wartime hardship.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099530138

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 174g

Pages: 240

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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