Landfall
โ Scribed by Nevil Shute
- Publisher
- Vintage Books; Random House
- Year
- 1940
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Edition
- Vintage International (2010)
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0099530058
- ASIN
- B003U2TFHE
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โฆ Synopsis
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Paperback, 243 pages
Published 1940
Vintage International (2010) [cover is from Valancourt Books edition]
When Jerry Chambers, a young coastal patrol pilot during World War II, is accused of mistakenly sinking a British submarine he is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the woman he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about trying to clear her lover's name before it is too late.
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