Nevil Shute
When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoeâ€™s house for a chance to try again the next day, Clarke revisits the past of this unusual manâ€”and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.
Fiction,Cultural,Australia,Historical,Historical Fiction,Aviation,Historical,Classics,Novels,Science Fiction,Literary Fiction,War
The Rainbow and the Rose