So Distained
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So Distained
by
Nevil Shute
One rainy night Peter Moran is driving across the Sussex countryside. When he stops to give a lift to a bedraggled pedestrian he is amazed to discover an old wartime comrade from the Royal Flying Corps. Moran's loyalty is tested as he agrees to help his friend, even though he has acted treasonably.
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(first published 1928)
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I've read most of Nevil Shute's books and enjoyed them very much but not this one.
It was written in 1927 and this is clearly shown in the different attitudes British people have towards foreigners. It would definitely fall foul of the politically correct brigade if written today. But it is hardly the author's fault that the world has changed since his era and this isn't why I didn't enjoy the book.
I disliked the book because of the lack of a real story, the thin characterisation and ...more
It was written in 1927 and this is clearly shown in the different attitudes British people have towards foreigners. It would definitely fall foul of the politically correct brigade if written today. But it is hardly the author's fault that the world has changed since his era and this isn't why I didn't enjoy the book.
I disliked the book because of the lack of a real story, the thin characterisation and ...more
On the cover of this book is the statement: "Over 14 million Nevil Shute books sold." Shute became hugely popular. However this story is only the second one of his to be published, first in 1928, and a number of times subsequently, and it's a great spy story/character study/romance, but clearly less mature than his later work.
Liked it more than "Requiem for a Wren". Actually it reminded me a little bit of the end of "Lord of the Rings" in its' under-appreciated hero theme.
Set in England of 1927, the story concerns 2 WWI aviators, Peter Moran and Maurice Lendon, who meet up by chance one dark and stormy night. Moran is an estate agent, living a pretty quiet and ordered life; unable to succeed at anything else since the war, Lendon is involved in somewhat questionable work flying for the Soviets. The story deals with the conflict of loyalty to friends vs. your country, and the tragedy caused by uncertain or apathetic morals.
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Nevil Shute Norway was a popular British novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He used Nevil Shute as his pen name, and his full name in his engineering career, in order to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels.
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