What are some examples of kindness from this story that you found inspiring?ģ) Six months into their journey as prisoners, the remaining women were no longer helpless. They don’t know what it was like, not being in a camp.” In what ways was life even harder for the women and children not being in camps? Chapter 2Ģ) Times were tough for the people in Malay during the occupation by Japan, yet the kindness some people extend unto others is inspiring. Not only that, but he also had a highly successful aeronautical career as an engineer, something which he balanced alongside his work as a writer.ĭiscussion Questions (from )ġ) Jean Paget thought, “People who spent the war in prison camps have written a lot of books about what a bad time they had. With a clear and easy to read style, he was known for his direct and straightforward approach that immediately engaged the reader jumping right off the page. Jean's travels leads her to a desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she finds a challenge that will draw on all the resourcefulness and spirit that carried her through her war-time ordeals.Ībout the Author (adapted from )Ī British novelist who spent his later life in Australia, Nevil Shute was primarily known for his books that tackled everyday issues such as work, race and social-barriers. However, an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved her life. A few years after the war, Jean is back in England, the nightmare behind her. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children. Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.

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