false 107300 20 Keith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. When his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colorful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvelous tale of courage and friendship. 175852 1960 Trustee from the Toolroom total:162|5:79|4:57|3:25|2:1|1:0| 162 700 255 23 3 1 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 20:50:35 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 20:58:08 -0700 2008
I've read one other Nevil Shute book, A Town Like Alice which I liked very much. I was drawn in from the beginning and really enjoyed it. Though it was more like two or three distinct books about the same character.
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My Dad flew full-sized airplanes and sailplanes, and also model airplanes; especially small rubber-band powered "Peanut" scale airplanes. He was known among the world-wide model airplane community...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 02:58:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 03:03:18 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1981 Sat Dec 13 14:09:39 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 14:12:49 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 15:02:16 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 04:46:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 18:15:44 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:16:39 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 26 23:43:58 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 17:14:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 12:15:02 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 23:19:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 14:50:30 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 14:51:13 -0700 2009 great story ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 15:56:06 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:56:28 -0800 2009 3 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 08:03:02 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 07:53:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sat Mar 15 12:38:23 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 12:43:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:23:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 19:01:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 23:19:53 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 11:39:12 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Oct 12 21:00:03 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 21:00:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 08:21:35 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 14:33:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 10:01:50 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 10:04:32 -0800 2008 Round the Bend is superior. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6084777