![]() After the war, Jean tracks Joe down in Australia and together they begin to dream of surmounting the past and transforming his one-horse outback town into a thriving community like Alice Springs. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Central Eastern Arrernte and Torres Strait Islander woman says people in the town are. While on the march, the group run into some Australian prisoners, one of whom, Joe Harman, helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished by the Japanese as a result. Alice Springs woman Armani Francois believes the solution might be found in speaking to young people. Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her indomitable spirit. A Town Like Alice Bryan Brown, Helen Morse (Actor), David Stevens (Director) Rated: NR Format: DVD 645 ratings DVD 33.21 VHS Tape 23.98 Customers who viewed this item also viewed of 5 A Town Like Alice (Vintage International) Nevil Shute 7,213 Paperback 94 offers from 2. When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many. remarkable' Guardian Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. 'Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language. ![]()
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