Town Like Alice HGR Int 2nd Edn
A Elt scheme
No. of pages 96
Published: 1992
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"Town Like Alice," written by Nevil Shute, follows the story of Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. After enduring harsh treatment, she and a group of women are forced to march through the Malayan jungle. After the war, Jean returns to England but is drawn back to Malaysia when she learns of the fate of a local man, Joe Harman, who helped her during their captivity. The novel explores themes of love, resilience, and the clash of cultures, as Jean seeks to create a future in a town where she discovers hope and possibility. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Heinemann Guided Readers .
There are 96 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 1992 by Macmillan Education .
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