The Breaking Wave
by Shute, Nevil
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- hardcover
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Cranston, Rhode Island
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About This Item
William Morrow, NY, 1955. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. 282 p., 20.5 cm. "Published in the British Commonwealth (except Canada) under the title Requiem for a WREN." Minor wear, ink price on flyleaf; VG+. Stock#34354.
Synopsis
Nevil Shute Norway was born in 1899 in Ealing, London. He studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. Following his childhood passion, he entered the fledgling aircraft industry as an aeronautical engineer working to develop airships and, later, airplanes. In his spare time he began writing and he published his first novel, Marazan , in 1926, using the name Nevil Shute to protect his engineering career. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they had 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 in 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), A Town Like Alice (1950), and On the Beach (1957).
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Details
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- The Owl at the Bridge
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- 34354
- Title
- The Breaking Wave
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Format/binding
- Hard Cover
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow, NY, 1955. Book Club Edition
- Keywords
- General Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Following the death of The Veritable Owl in March 2019 we are no longer buying. We have a substantial stock and continue to list reference, art history, and Italian literature from our private collection. We welcome inquiries and are happy to discuss discounts and bulk purchases.
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