{"product_id":"trustee-from-the-toolroom","title":"Trustee from the Toolroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shute, Nevil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 19-10-2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e FLMMC9780099529989\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nDiscover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.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 colourful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvellous tale of courage and friendship.'Something about this author's calm, deliberate style creates unexpected excitement... we are warmed by the justice and sheer pleasure of it' Independent\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nSomething about this author's calm, deliberate style creates unexpected excitement... we are warmed by the justice and sheer pleasure of it ―\u003cbr\u003e\nIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNevil Shute made me yearn for a faithful, plodding, Shute-type of man. I imagined us trekking across the Australian outback, finding a run-down hamlet, and then transforming it together until death or flood parted us ―\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nNevil Shute was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel,\u003cbr\u003e\nMarazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include\u003cbr\u003e\nPied Piper (1942),\u003cbr\u003e\nNo Highway (1948),\u003cbr\u003e\nA Town Like Alice (1950) and\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the Beach (1957).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099529989\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.0 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49099305091376,"sku":"Prakash_9780099529989","price":639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/vintage-classics-book-default-title-trustee-from-the-toolroom-38822850756912.jpg?v=1753012888","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/trustee-from-the-toolroom","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}