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Ordeal; a novel
by Shute, Nevil
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Tight, square.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: William Morrow & Company., 1939. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Tight, square.. 1 Dark blue cloth over boards. Gold spin end front title, front w/ 2 stars. Blue top page block. Lightly trimmed side, bottom edges. 280 p. 21 cm. Author's note at back re: fictional points. Fictionalization story of a family from the Southhampton region of England caught in the surprise German bombing assaults early in World War II. They retreat to the country along the coast, and to their recreational sailing yacht. The young couple and three young children, one a baby, search for secure water, milk, provisions, warmth, and harboring as bombings drive others away from growing panic, typhoid, cholera. They head to sea with courage and skill, rescue downed British flyers, and in turn are thanked by the Royal Navy, and aided in further journeys. A story of quick thinking in the face of hardship, moving always toward an uncertain future. Nevil Shute, a flyer during WWII, and an engineer, created these literary scenarios early during wartime, he wrote at book's end, for those having only academic understanding toward making public safety needs understood. With the bombings, newspapers, radio, electricity, phones were not available to the military or the public.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.F3530007697
- Title
- Ordeal; a novel
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Sun-fade to spine. Tight, square.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- WWII bombings of English towns, cities|Family in crisis|English Channel sailing|Typhoid, Cholera scares
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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